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The history of the English language. Part 1 [compact disc].

Chantilly, VA : Teaching Co., c1998.

English language -- History.

English language -- Etymology.

English language -- Old English, ca. 450-1100.

English language -- Middle English, 1100-1500.

1565853849 (set)

9791565853842 (set)

Great courses (Compact disc)

6 sound discs (6 hr.) : digital; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet.

Lecture 1. Introduction to the study of language -- Lecture 2. The historical study of language-- methods and approaches -- Lecture 3. The prehistory of English--the Indo-European context -- Lecture 4. Reconstructing meaning and sound -- Lecture 5. Words and worlds--historical linguistics and the study of culture -- Lecture 6. The beginnings of English -- Lecture 7. Old English--The Anglo-Saxon worldview -- Lecture 8. Changing language--did the Normans really conquer English? -- Lecture 9. Conquering language--what did the Normans do to English? -- Lecture 10. Chaucer's English -- Lecture 11. Dialect jokes and literary representation in Middle English -- Lecture 12. A multilingual world--Medieval attitudes toward language change and variation.

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