Universidad de Jaén

Unit 1 -  Introduction to English Historical Linguistics & Linguistic Change

Week 1: The history of languages: methods, assumptions, evidence, language families, systematic correspondences, etc.

Class time (4 hours)

• Lesson 1:  Theory. What  Historical Linguistics is and its relevance. Description of the course's contents (theory, practice & portfolio tasks), assignments, and assessment system.
• Lesson 2:  Theory. Classification of languages: genealogy and typology.
• Lesson 3:  Theory. The Comparative Method and Internal Reconstruction. Recent trends in Historical Linguistics.
• Lesson 4:  Practice. MILLWARD (1996b).

Autonomous work (6 hours: 4 + 2)

• Reading: MILLWARD (1996a): pp. 2-8 in chap. 1,"Introduction", & chap. 4, "Language Families and Indo-European".
• Practice work: MILLWARD (1996b) & material provided by the teacher.

Week 2: Linguistic change. What? Why? How? Where?

Class time (4 hours) 

• Lesson 5:  Theory.  Delimitation and types. 
• Lesson 6:  Theory.  Causes and attitudes.
• Lesson 7:  Theory.  Evidence. Extant texts. Learning how to use the  Oxford English Dictionary ( OED3) in the  History of the English Language course.
• Lesson 8:  Practice: MILLWARD (1996b) & material provided by the teacher. 

Autonomous work (6 hours: 3 + 3) 

• Reading: MILLWARD (1996a): pp. 8-17 of chap. 1, "Introduction".
• Practice work: MILLWARD (1996b) & material provided by the teacher. 

Unit 2 -  External history of the English language  

Week 3: External history of English, with special attention to its relevance for vocabulary. 

Class time (4 hours) 

• Lesson 9:  Theory.  The Old English period (449-1066).
• Lesson 10:  Theory.  The Middle English period (1066-1500).
• Lesson 11:  Theory.  The early and late Modern English periods (1500-1750 & 1750-1900).
• Lesson 12:  Practice. MILLWARD (1996b) & material provided by the teacher. 

Autonomous work (6 hours: 4 + 2) 

• Reading: MILLWARD (1996a)
• Practice work: MILLWARD (1996b) & material provided by the teacher. 

Unit 3 -  Old English (Internal History) 

Week 4: Important sound changes affecting OE phonology and morphology, and/or leaving traces in PDE. Introduction to Old English spelling and graphemes. 

Class time (4 hours) 

• Lesson 13:  Theory. Relevant changes from IndoEuropean to Germanic (500 BC-200 AD).
• Lesson 14:  Theory. Relevant changes from Germanic to West-Germanic (200-400 AD).
• Lesson 15:  Theory. Relevant changes from West-Germanic to early Old English (400-700/900 AD).
• Lesson 16:  Practice. Revision and identification of sound changes in nominal and verb forms. 

Autonomous work (6 hours: 3 + 3) 

• Reading: MILLWARD (1996a).
• Practice work: Material provided by the teacher. 

Week 5: Old English Morphology: nouns, adjectives, adverbs, numerals, prepositions, verbs (weak, strong, anomalous). 

Class time (4 hours) 

• Lesson 17:  Theory.  Nominal morphology.
• Lesson 18:  Theory.  Verbal morphology i.
• Lesson 19:  Theory.  Verbal   morphology ii.
• Lesson 20:  Practice. MILLWARD (1996b) & material provided by the teacher.

Autonomous work (6 hours: 3 + 3) 

• Reading: MILLWARD (1996a): § "Old English morphology" (pp. 94-106).
• Practice work: MILLWARD (1996b) & material provided by the teacher. 

Week 6: Old English Syntax: cases and inflections, tense and mood, word- and element- order (phrase and clause levels), inversion, anticipation, recapitulation, splitting of phrases, coordination, subordination, impersonal constructions. 

Class time (4 hours) 

• Lesson 21:  Theory.  Syntax i.
• Lesson 22:  Theory.  Syntax ii.
• Lesson 23:  Theory.  Syntax iii.
• Lesson 24:  Practice. Translation and analysis of short texts provided by the teacher, and MILLWARD (1996b). 

Autonomous work (6 hours: 2 + 4) 

• Reading: MILLWARD (1996a).
• Practice work: MILLWARD (1996b) & material provided by the teacher.

Week 7: Old English Lexis: word-formation processes (compounding, affixation, derivation), native  vs foreign vocabulary.

Class time (4 hours) 

• Lesson 25:  Theory.  Lexis.
• Lesson 26:  Practice: lexis. MILLWARD (1996b).
• Lesson 27:  Practice: Introduction to Old English texts. Translation and analysis of short texts provided by the teacher and MILLWARD (1996b).
• Lesson 28:  Practice. Exam conventions: use of conventions and academic English for definitions, referencing, examples, etc. 

Autonomous work (6 hours: 2 + 4) 

• Reading: MILLWARD (1996a)
• Practice work: Further work on short OE texts (translation and analysis). 

Week 8: Practice with Old English prose texts.  

Class time (4 hours) 

• Lesson 29:  Practice.  Revision and application of theory contents i. Translation and analysis of an excerpt from the  biblical passage of   Abraham and Isaac ("Gen 22" in   Dictionary of Old English Corpus on CD-  ROM (Healey  et al. 2011), from S.J. Crawford,  The Old English Version of the Heptateuch, pp. 81-211 in EETS original series 160, London: Early English Text Society, 1922; reprinted with additions by N.R. Ker, 1969; London, British Library, MS. Cotton Claudius B.IV).
• Lesson 30:  Practice.  Revision and application of theory contents ii. Translation and analysis of  excerpts from   Monasterialia Indicia. ("Notes 2 (Kluge)" in the   Dictionary of Old English Corpus on CD - ROM (Healey  et al. 2011), from F. Kluge, 1985. "Zur Geschichte der Zeichensprache: Angelsächsische Indicia Monasterialia",    Techmers internationale Zeitschrift für Sprachwissenschaft 2: pp. 116-137; London, British Library, MS. Tiberius A.III.)
• Lesson 31:  Practice.  Revision and application of theory contents iii. Translation and analysis of an excerpt from  King Alfred's Letter to Wærferth or "Preface" to Gregory the Great's  Cura Pastoralis. ("CPLetWærf" in the   Dictionary of Old English Corpus on CD-ROM (Healey  et al. 2011), from H. Sweet, 1871.  King Alfred's West - Saxon Version of Gregory's Pastoral Care, I & II, pp. 3-9 in EETS original series 45, 50, London: Early English Text Society. Reprinted in 1958; Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS Hatton 88.)
• Lesson 32:  Practice.  Revision and application of theory contents iv. Further practice with any of the above texts. 

Autonomous work (6 hours: 2 + 4) 

• Reading: MILLWARD (1996a)
• Practice work: Further practice with any of the above text excerpts: morphological, syntactic, and lexical analysis. 

Unit 4 -  Middle English (Internal History)  

Week 9: Middle English phonology: vocalic and consonantal changes from OE to ME, losses and additions to the phonemic system, graphemic system.

Class time (4 hours) 

• Lesson 33:  Theory. Phonology i: Vowels.
• Lesson 34:  Theory. Phonology ii: Vowels, diphthongs and consonants.
• Lesson 35:  Practice. Exercises from FREEBORN (1992).
• Lesson 36:  Practice. Exercises from FREEBORN (1992). 

Autonomous work (6 hours: 4 + 2) 

• Reading: MILLWARD (1996a).
• Practice work: MILLWARD (1996b) & material provided by the teacher.

Week 10: Middle English morphology: phonetic evolution and analogical changes in nouns, adjectives, pronouns and verbs. 

Class time (4 hours) 

• Lesson 37: Theory. Nominal morphology.
• Lesson 38: Theory. Adjectives and pronouns.
• Lesson 39: Theory. Verbal morphology.
• Lesson 40: Practice. Material provided by the teacher. 

Autonomous work (6 hours: 4 + 2) 

• Reading: MILLWARD (1996a). 
• Practice work: material provided by the teacher.

Week 11: Middle English syntax & lexis. 

Class time (4 hours) 

• Lesson 41:  Theory.  Syntax i.
• Lesson 42:  Theory.  Syntax ii.
• Lesson 43:  Theory.  Lexis.
• Lesson 44:  Practice. Analysis and translation of excerpts from  Chaucer's "The Parsons Tale", as edited in FREEBORN (1992: p. 99). 

Autonomous work (6 hours: 3 + 3) 

• Reading: MILLWARD (1996a).
• Practice work: MILLWARD (1996b) & material provided by the teacher. 

Week 12: Practice with Middle English texts in different dialects. 

Class time (4 hours) 

• Lesson 45:  Practice.  Middle English dialects. FREEBORN (1998).
• Lesson 46:  Practice. Translation and analysis of excerpts from Dan Michel's  Ayenbite of Inwyt  (1340) (Kentish ME): Texts 53 & 54 in FREEBORN (1988: pp. 173 & 176).
• Lesson 47:  Practice. Translation and analysis of excerpts from John of Trevisa's translation of  Ranulph Higden's  Polychronicon (1385) (South Western ME): ALGEO (1993: pp. 171-173).
• Lesson 48:  Practice. Translation and analysis of an excerpt from the  Mercers' Petition to Parliament (1385) (London ME) in MOSSÉ (1959, vol. II: 323-325). 

Autonomous work (6 hours: 2 + 4) 

• Reading: MILLWARD (1996a).
• Practice work: Further work on above-listed texts. MILLWARD (1996b) & material provided by the teacher. 

Unit 5 -  Modern English (Internal History) 

Week 13: Early Modern English Phonology, Morphology and Syntax.

Class time (4 hours) 

• Lesson 49:  Theory.  Phonology.  
• Lesson 50:  Theory.  Morphology.
• Lesson 51:  Theory.  Syntax.
• Lesson 52:  Practice. Translation and analysis (phonology, morphology, syntax and lexis) of a letter from the  Paston Letters (East Midlands dialect, 1442-1509): from Margaret Paston to her husband John on 19th May 1448 (RIGG (1968), chap. XXXII, pp. 211-214; text reproduced from N. Davis,  Paston Letters, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1958, pp. 7-9). 

Autonomous work (6 hours: 3 + 3) 

• Reading: MILLWARD (1996a).
• Practice work: MILLWARD (1996b) & material provided by the teacher. 

Weeks 14 & 15: Modern English: lexis and practice. 

Class time (4 hours) 

• Lesson 53:  Theory.  Lexis.
• Lesson 54:  Practice. Translation and analysis (phonology, morphology, syntax and lexis) of an excerpt from  Caxton's "Preface" to the  Eneydos (1490), in ALGEO (1993: 198, from W. T. Culley and F. J. Furnivall (eds.),   Caxton's Eneydos, 1490, London: EETS ES 57, 1890.
• Lesson 55:  Practice. Translation and analysis (phonology, morphology, syntax and lexis) of a letter from the  Harley Letters  (1638-1643), in BURNLEY (1992: 256-258), from Brilliana Harley to her son Edward Harley (19th July 1642).
• Lesson 56:  Practice with Modern English. Translation and analysis (phonology, morphology, syntax and lexis) of selected  excerpts from Shakespeare's plays. 

Autonomous work (6 hours: 2 + 4) 

• Reading: MILLWARD (1996a).
• Practice work: MILLWARD (1996b) & material provided by the teacher.

4 weekly classes for the whole group. The number of theory and practice classes per week may be subject to changes over the semester. The practical component is substantial: exercises, translation, and text analysis. See the section entitled "Full contents". The activities are based both on the course manual's exercise book (see section "Basic bibliography"), on other manuals (see section "Complementary bibliography"), and on exercises designed by the lecturer available in the UJA's virtual teaching platform.

Students need to complete the practical activities, both those done in class and those done during self-study/autonomous work hours). The lecturer will revise the exercises and practical activities in order to check and assess participation, interest, and performance of students.

Students with special educational needs should contact the Student Attention Service (Servicio de Atención y Ayudas al Estudiante) in order to receive the appropriate academic support

The final grade will be based on the following aspects:

1. Students' active participation => 20%. Competences: E.01, E.16, G10; Learning outcomes: R11, R19, R09.

2. Acquisition of theoretical and practical knowledge of the contents of the course, through a final written examen (theory and practice: concepts, exercises, translation, and text commentary, on both internal and external history) => 50%. Competences:  E.01, E.05, E.06, E.07, E.16, G.01; Learning outcomes: R11, R12, R13, R14, R19, R01.

3.  Individual and/or group assignments (structure, rigour, clarity, use of terminology and use of academic English will be taken into account) => 30%. Competences: E.01, E.05, E.06, E.07, E.16, G.01, G.04, G.07, G.09, G.10, G.11; Learning outcomes: R11, R12, R13, R14, R19, R01, R04, R06, R08, R09, R10.

Should students have to take a second examination in the resit session, they will be entitled to obtaining the highest mark, so the final grade may be based exclusively on the exam, which would then be worth 100% of that grade.

1. TEACHING METHODOLOGY AND ACTIVITIES

As stated in the documents about teaching adaptation for the academic year 2022/2023 at the University of Jaén, the three possibilities should be taken into account (face-to-face teaching, blended learning, and online teaching). With regard to the second, the term will consist of an online week followed by a semi-face-to-face one. Since the course is divided into 3 credits for theory and 3 for practice, online weeks will be devoted to theoretical sessions, whereas semi-face-to-face weeks will focus on practice sessions, as explained below:

Activity [1]: 30 theoretical lectures.

Modality (face-to-face/online) [1]: online.

Teaching methodology (description) [1]: 30 one-hour theoretical lectures.

Activity [2]: 30 practical classes.

Modality (face-to-face/online) [2]: Face to face (up to 50%).

Teaching methodology (description) [2]: 30 one-hour practical classes, applying a 33% or 50% limited seating rule (according to the number of students taking the course and the room's capacity).

Activity [3]: Office hours.

Modality (face-to-face/online) [3]: Online.

Teaching methodology (description) [3]: All of them will be online.

2. ASSESSMENT

With regard to assessment, the only change involves reducing the weight of the final exam to 40% and the remaining 10% would be added to active participation, whose percentage would increase from 20% to 30%.

3. RESOURCES

The adaptation to mixed teaching would imply the use of synchronous and asynchronous activities with the support offered at the Intranet site " Docencia Virtual" [virtual learning platform "PLATEA"] and the " Servicio de Informática" [Computer Services] at University of Jaén. Different resources available for all students will be used, such as videoconference software for both online teaching and office hours (e.g. Adobe Connect and GSuite Meet).

All the materials (presentations, documents, templates, links, electronic resources, videos, etc.) for both the theoretical and practical sessions will be available on the above-mentioned learning platform.

1. TEACHING METHODOLOGY AND ACTIVITIES

As stated in the documents about teaching adaptation for the academic year 2022/2023 at the University of Jaén, the three possibilities should be taken into account (face-to-face teaching, blended learning, and online teaching). With regard to the latter, during the term all the sessions (both theoretical and practice) will be taught online, as explained below:

Activity [1]: 30 theoretical lectures.

Modality (online) [1]: online.

Teaching methodology (description) [1]: 30 one-hour theoretical lectures.

Activity [2]: 30 practical classes.

Modality (online) [2]: Online.

Teaching methodology (description) [2]: 30 one-hour practical classes.

Activity [3]: Office hours.

Modality (online) [3]: Online.

Teaching methodology (description) [3]: All of them will be online.

2. ASSESSMENT

With regard to assessment, the only change involves reducing the weight of the final exam to 40% and the remaining 10% would be added to active participation, whose percentage would increase from 20% to 30%.

3. RESOURCES

The adaptation to online teaching would imply the use of synchronous and asynchronous activities with the support offered at the Intranet site " Docencia Virtual" [virtual learning platform called "PLATEA"] and the " Servicio de Informática" [Computer Services] at University of Jaén. Different resources available for all students will be used, such as videoconference software for both online teaching and office hours (e.g. Adobe Connect and GSuite Meet).

All the materials (presentations, documents, templates, links, electronic resources, videos, etc.) for both the theoretical and practical sessions will be available on the above-mentioned learning platform.

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