- •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
3.2.3. Seminar 3 Old English Grammar. Nominal Parts of Speech.
Part 1: Get ready for a test on the theme: “Old English Phonology. Main
Features and Changes” (materials from the previous seminar).
A sample of the test:
Task 1. Explain the correspondences of sounds in the following pairs of words (in every set the process is the same):
1. OE beor3an - Goth gebairgan
2. OE seolf - Goth silba
3. OE deork - Goth dark
1. Goth *scamu - OE sceamu
2. L castra - OE ceaster
3. OHG jar - OE 3ear
1. OHG swestar - OE sweostor
2. OE þestru - OE peostru
3. OE sero - OE searo
Task 2. Explain the origin of the sound 'y' in OE.
Part 2: Old English Grammar. Nominal Parts of Speech.
The Outline of Seminar 3
Points for discussion:
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General Characteristics of OE Grammar.
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The Noun. Its Grammatical Categories: gender; number; case.
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Noun Declensions: vowel - consonantal; strong - weak; root declension.
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Morphological Categories of the Adjective: case; number; gender.
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Strong and Weak Declensions of Adjectives. Degrees of Comparison.
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The Pronoun in OE. Personal Pronouns and Their Categories. Demonstrative Pronouns: their groups and categories. Other Classes of Pronouns in OE.
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The Numeral. Kinds of Numerals and Ways of Their Formation.
Recommended Literature
Obligatory 1. Lectures on the theme.
2. Verba l. History of the English Language.-Nova Knyha,
2004.
P.38-56;58-61.
3. B. Ilyish. History of the English Language.-л.,1973.
P.63-86.
4. И. П. Иванова и др. Практикум по истории
английского языка.-М.,1985.
Theory Texts for analysis Assignments Exercises
Les.3-4, pp.26-40 Text3, p.28 2-8, p.29 1-3,6, p.24-25
12-13, p.32 1-4, p.39 Les.3-4,
5-7, p.36
Additional: 1. T. A. Rastorguyeva. History of English.-M.,1983.
P.92-108.
2. G. I. Stoudenets. History of the English Language in
Tables.-K.,1998.
Tables 40-44.
Questions for Self-testing:
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What kinds of form-building means do you know? Which of them existed in OE? Which of them can be found in ModE?
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What grammatical categories characterize OE nouns?
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How are case and number forms of nouns expressed in OE - by one and the same or by different grammatical markers?
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How many cases characterized OE nouns?
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How many numbers did OE nouns have?
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How many genders of nouns existed in OE? What was specific about this category in OE? Compare it with ModE.
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What declensions of nouns existed in OE?
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What is the difference between strong and weak declensions of nouns in OE?
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What is the root declension of nouns characterized by?
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How many of number markers existed in OE?
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What can you say about the homonymy of forms in OE? What did it bring about in the long run?
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Analyze the paradigms of OE nouns and find different form-building means.
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What grammatical categories characterize OE adjectives
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What declensions of adjectives existed in OE? What principle are their names based upon? Do these classes exist in ModE?
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What is the difference between the grammatical categories of nouns and those of adjectives, if any?
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What classes of pronouns exited in OE?
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What grammatical categories characterize personal pronouns in OE?
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What groups of demonstrative pronouns existed in OE and what did they differ in?
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What grammatical categories characterize OE demonstrative pronouns?