Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II

Old English
office hours: Wed: 8.00-9.10; C-946

 

 

OE retest - Sat, January 31^st at 10.50, room CN-105

 

 

 TEST 1 RESULTS (old file)

 

 OE final results 22/01/2009

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Introduction

Features of Germanic languages  Features of Germanic  Features of Germ.

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External history of Old English  External history  External history

Reading: Mitchell and Robinson (=M&R) Preliminary Remarks on the Language & Orthography and Pronunciation: 11-16.

Text: A Colloquy on the Occupations - M&R: 182-189.

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Old English phonology: OE vowels, diphthongs vowels, diphthongs, consonants  vowel diphth cons

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Old English phonology: consonants

HOMEWORK !! Reading: M&R chapter 3 -Inflections: pages: 17-54,

                                                        Learn § 16, 18, 21, 22, 33, 34, 47, 48, 58, 61, 111, 116, 124

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the evolution of OE phonology (1)
West Germanic Gemination  WGG.pdf
Text: Abraham and Isaac - M&R: 178-181.  Abraham and Isaac

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the evolution of OE phonology (2)
Anglo-Frisian Brightening, Restoration of [α]  AFB.pdf

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the evolution of OE phonology (3)
Breaking   Breaking  breaking

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the evolution of OE phonology (4)
Palatalisation and Assibilation   Palatalisation  palatalisation

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the evolution of OE phonology (5)
I-umlaut, Back Umlaut   i-umlaut  iumlaut

exercises  exercises  exercises
Text: Alfred the Great's Preface to his Translation of Gregory's Pastoral Care  M&R: 204-207. Alfred's Preface  alfred's preface

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Old English morphology (1): nouns, pronouns: personal, demonstrative, interrogative  OE Nouns  OE nouns

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Old English morphology (2): verbs: strong, preterite present  Strong verbs  strong verbs

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Old English morphology (3): weak verbs

Text: Bede's Account of the Poet Cædmon - M &R: 220-225. Cadmon

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Old English morphology (4): adjectives: strong, weak, comparison of adjectives
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OE syntax 
 syntax intro
 OE word order
 OE Passive
 OE Impersonals
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TEXTS
 Cynewulf and Cyneheard
 Beowulf
 Wanderer