LING 320: History of the English Language (CRN 504)
TR 4:00-5:15, FITZ 308


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  20 Jan—Intro to Class; Phonetics
25 Jan—Phonetics 27 Jan—Phonetics Quiz; Pre-English
1 Feb—Pre-English; Read Introduction (1-14) 3 Feb—Old English; Read Chapter 1 (15-33)
8 Feb—Old English; Read Chapter 2 (34-56) 10 Feb—Old English; Read Chapter 3 (57-86)
15 Feb—Old English; Read Chapter 4 (87-104); Research Topic ideas 17 Feb—Old English wrap-up; Reading Quiz
22 Feb—Break 24 Feb—Break
1 Mar—Exam 1 3 Mar—Middle English; Read Chapter 5 (105-120)
8 Mar—Middle English; Read Chapter 6 (121-43) 10 Mar—Middle English; Read Chapter 7 (144-68)
15 Mar—Middle English; Read Chapter 8 (169-93) 17 Mar—Middle English; Read Chapter 9 (194-221)
22 Mar—Middle English; Read Chapter 10 (222-53); Research Update 24 Mar—Middle English wrap-up; Reading Quiz
29 Mar—Exam 2 31 Mar—Early Modern English; Read Chapter 11 (254-84)
5 Apr—Early Modern English; Read Chapter 12 (285-310) 7 Apr—Early Modern English; Read Chapter 13 (311-37)
12 Apr—Early Modern English; Read Chapter 14 (338-64) 14 Apr—Early Modern English; Read Chapter 15 (365-91); Reading Quiz
19 Apr—Break 21 Apr—Break
26 Apr—Early Modern English; Read Chapter 16 (392-418) 28 Apr—Early Modern English; Read Chapter
17 (419-52)
3 May—Modern English; Read Chapter 18 (453-83) 5 May—Modern English; Read Chapter 19 (484-513); Research Papers due by 5
10 May—Modern English; Read Chapter 20 (514-34) 12 May—Final Exam 11:00-1:30

 


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