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Cursus: TL3V14201
TL3V14201
Language History of the British Isles
Cursus informatie
CursuscodeTL3V14201
Studiepunten (EC)7,5
Cursusdoelen
(1) Students acquire knowledge of the principles of language change
(2) They are able to understand and apply the terminology and concepts involved in the description of language change
(3) They are acquainted with the ways in which data sets can be turned into language history
(4) They possess knowledge of the outlines of the history of the English language (students of English) or the history of Irish and Welsh (students of Celtic), as well as the interactions of both languages.  
Inhoud
The British Isles are dominated by two language families: Germanic in the form of English is pervasive throughout the isles as a result of an expansion movement that started in the fifth century. Celtic consists of Irish in Ireland, Scots Gaelic in the Scottish Highlands, Welsh in Wales, as well as the extinct Cornish and Manx languages. Celtic has been receding gradually, being supersede by English. Other players are Latin, Scandinavian, and French. The course explores the linguistic history of the British Isles by focusing on two themes:
(1) The general principles of the study of language change, also called historical linguistics. The student is introduced to theories and methodologies.
(2) General principles are profusely illustrated by examples taken from English and Celtic, which together form a concise linguistic history of the languages of the British Isles as well as their interactions.
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