- •3.2. Плани семінарських занять
- •3.2.1. Seminar 1 English as a Germanic Language.
- •3. B. Ilyish. History of the English Language.-л.,1973.
- •2. G. I. Stoudenets. History of the English Language in
- •3.2.2. Seminar 2 Old English Phonology. Main Features and the Changes.
- •3.2.3. Seminar 3 Old English Grammar. Nominal Parts of Speech.
- •2. Verba l. History of the English Language.-Nova Knyha,
- •3. B. Ilyish. History of the English Language.-л.,1973.
- •4. И. П. Иванова и др. Практикум по истории
- •2. G. I. Stoudenets. History of the English Language in
- •3.2.4. Seminar 4 Old English Grammar. The Verb. Morphological Classes of Verbs. Verb Conjugation. Non-finite Forms in Old English.
- •2. Verba l. History of the English Language.-Nova Knyha,
- •3. B. Ilyish. History of the English Language.-л.,1973.
- •4. И. П. Иванова и др. Практикум по истории
- •2. G. I. Stoudenets. History of the English Language in
- •3.2.5. Seminar 5 Middle English Phonology. Quantitative and Qualitative Changes of Stressed and Unstressed Vowels. Changes within the System of Consonants.
- •2. Verba l. History of the English Language.-Nova Knyha,
- •3. B. Ilyish. History of the English Language.-л.,1973.
- •2. G. I. Stoudenets. History of the English Language in
- •2. Verba l. History of the English Language.-Nova Knyha,
- •3. B. Ilyish. History of the English Language.-л.,1973.
- •4. И. П. Иванова и др. Практикум по истории
- •2. G. I. Stoudenets. History of the English Language in
- •3.2.6. Seminar 6 Middle English Grammar. Changes within the Nominal Parts of Speech. Changes within the System of Verb.
- •2. Verba l. History of the English Language.-Nova Knyha,
- •3. B. Ilyish. History of the English Language.-л.,1973.
- •4. И. П. Иванова и др. Практикум по истории
- •2. G. I. Stoudenets. History of the English Language in
- •Seminar 7 New English Period. Main Historical Events. New English Phonology. Great Vowel Shift. Other Phonological Changes. Foundations of Modern English Spelling.
- •2. Verba l. History of the English Language.-Nova Knyha,
- •3. B. Ilyish. History of the English Language.-л.,1973.
- •4. И. П. Иванова и др. Практикум по истории
- •2. G. I. Stoudenets. History of the English Language in
3. B. Ilyish. History of the English Language.-л.,1973.
P.12-30.
4. И. П. Иванова и др. Практикум по истории
английского языка.-М.,1985.
Theory Texts for analysis Assignments Exercises
p.4-7; Text1 (p.8) 1-3,p.7 3,4,p.15
p.13-14(i-umlaut) 5-7,p.8
8,p.8
14-15,p.8
Additional: 1. T. A. Rastorguyeva. History of English.-M.,1983.
P.34-48.
2. G. I. Stoudenets. History of the English Language in
Tables.-K.,1998.
Tables 14-24.
Questions for Self-testing:
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What can you say about the Common Germanic word accent?
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What kind of process is the Germanic vowelshift?
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What kind of process is the Germanic fracture?
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What changes of consonants are characteristic of Common Germanic?
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What is the essence of Grimm's Law?
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What is the essence of Verner's Law?
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What kind of process is rhotacism?
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What are the main peculiarities of Common Germanic in the sphere of consonants?
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What grammatical categories characterize Germanic nouns?
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What can you say about the declensions of adjectives in CG?
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What classes of verbs existed in Common Germanic (Gothic)?
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What main features are strong verbs characterized by?
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What is the origin of the dental suffix of weak verbs?
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Do such groups as weak verbs exist in Slavonic languages? in Romanic languages?
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What layers is the Common Germanic vocabulary characterized by?
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Name some features of West Germanic languages?
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What features reflect the common genealogical lineage of Germanic and Slavonic languages?
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Compare Germanic and Slavonic languages. What common features characterize them?
3.2.2. Seminar 2 Old English Phonology. Main Features and the Changes.
Part 1: Get ready for a test on the theme: “Principal Features of Germanic
Languages”.Use materials for Seminar 1(the previous one).
A sample of the test:
TEST 2. Card N...
Task 1. Explain the correspondence of sounds in the given pair of words (line 1) and introduce the missing letters (lines 2 and 3):
(1) L canis – OE hund;
(2) R колода - OE _olt;
(3) Lith bala - OE _ol
(1) OE cwæð - OE cwædon
(2) OE cea_ - OE curon (past)
(3) OE wæs - OE we_en
(1) OE bryc - OHG brucca
(2) Goth cuni - OE c_nn
(3) Goth drobian - OE dr_fan
Part 2: Old English Phonology. Main Features and Processes.
The Outline of Seminar 2
Points for Discussions:
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Word Accent in OE.
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Indo-European, Common Germanic and Old English Vowel Systems Compared.
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Development of Stressed Vowels in Old English:
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the process of i-umlaut;
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breaking;
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diphthongization due to initial palatal consonants;
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back mutation;
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contraction.
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Quantitative Changes of Vowels in OE.
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Development of Vowels in Unstressed Positions.
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The System of Consonants in OE.
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Development of Consonants in OE: splitting of velar consonants; loss of consonants; metathesis.
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Shortening of Consonants.
Recommended Literature
Obligatory 1. Lectures on the theme.
2. Verba L. History of the English Language.-Nova Knyha,
2004.
P.30-38.
3. B. Ilyish. History of the English Language.-Л.,1973.
P.44-53.
4. И. П. Иванова и др. Практикум по истории
английского языка.-М.,1985.
Theory Texts for analysis Assignments Exercises
Les.2, pp.17-25 Text2, p.19 1-5, p.9 1-11, p.24-25
Additional: 1. T. A. Rastorguyeva. History of English.-M.,1983.
P.74-83; 88-91.
2. G. I. Stoudenets. History of the English Language in
Tables.-K.,1998.
Tables 30-39.
Questions for Self-testing:
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How many monophthongs did Common Germanic and Old English vowel systems include?
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How many diphthongs did CG and OE vowel system include?
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Speak of OE diphthongs and their phonological status.
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What were the phonemic premises of palatal mutation? Supply the examples.
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What is the essence of i-umlaut? What monophthongs underwent
i - umlaut in West Germanic languages?
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What is the essence of OE process which is called breaking? Can we see any remnants of the process in ModE?
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What is the essence of OE palatal mutation before x'? Can we see any remnants of the process in ModE?
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What is the essence of OE diphthongization due to initial palatal consonants? Can we see any remnants of the process in ModE?
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What is the essence of OE process called back mutation? Supply some examples.
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What is the essence of OE process called contraction? Can you supply some examples of any remnants of it in ModE?
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When did each of the above mentioned processes take place?
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What classes of consonants existed in OE (according to the place and manner of articulation)?
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What processes took place within the system of consonants in OE?
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What is the essence of splitting of velar consonants in OE? How did the process influence further development of consonants?
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What happened to long consonants in OE?
16. In what positions were the vowels lengthened in OE? How did it
influence further development of vowels? Supply some examples.
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Speak of the allophones denoted by the letter 'cen' in OE. Supply examples.
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Speak of the allophones denoted by the letters 'thorn', 'eth' and 'crossed d' in OE. Supply examples.
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Speak of the allophones denoted by the letter 'feoh' in OE. Supply examples.
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Speak of the allophones denoted by the letter 'yogh' in OE. Supply examples.