The history of the English language
This course introduces the student to the history of the English language, from its origins as a dialect of the Germanic-speaking peoples, through the literary and cultural documents of its 1500 year span, to the state of American speech of the present day.
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| Victoria | Available |
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| Educational films. Short films. Lectures. Instructional films. Video recordings. |
- ISBN: 1598034022
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Physical Description
videodisc
6 videodiscs (approximately 1080 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. - Edition 2nd ed.
- Publisher Chantilly, Va. : Teaching Co., [2008]
- Copyright ©2008
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "Course No. 2250." Lectures 1-36 of 36 30-minute lectures on 6 discs in 3 containers. GMD: videodisc. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | pt. 1. Lecture 1. Introduction to the study of language -- Lecture 2. The historical study of language -- Lecture 3. Indo-European and the prehistory of English -- Lecture 4. Reconstructing meaning and sound -- Lecture 5. Historical linguistics and studying culture -- Lecture 6. The beginnings of English -- Lecture 7. The Old English worldview -- Lecture 8. Did the Normans really conquer English? -- Lecture 9. What did the Normans do to English? -- Lecture 10. Chaucer's English -- Lecture 11. Dialect representations in Middle English -- Lecture12. Medieval attitudes toward language. |
| Creation/Production Credits Note: | Editors, John McNeill, Dan Shine. |
| Participant or Performer Note: | Taught by Professor Seth Lerer, Stanford University. |
| System Details Note: | DVD. |