‫المملكة العربية السعودية‬
‫وزارة التعليم العالي‬
‫جامعة سلمان بن عبدالعزيز‬
‫كلية العلوم والدراسات االنسانية‬
AKingdom of Saudi Arabia
Ministry of Higher Education
Salman Bin Abdulaziz
University
Faculty of science and
humanities
4110 Course Description
Course Title: History of the English language
Course code: Eng 4110
Level: 6(elective)
Name of the instructor: Bahia Khalifa Ibrahim
Course Objectives
1- It offers a historical study of the English language including
consideration of Pre-historical era and Old, Middle, Modern, and
American English.
2- It addresses the nature and mechanisms of language change over time as
well as social, political, and other historical conditions related to such
changes.
3- It attend to phonology, morphology, syntax, lexicon, and semantics as
well as to the literature and culture of the different historical periods.
Students who successfully complete this course will demonstrate:
1- knowledge of the principles of etymology and semantic change as
well as the ability to use a historical dictionary.
2- knowledge of general features of Old and Middle English.
3- An understanding of the social contexts and mechanisms of language
change.
4- Awareness of several problems in the origin and nature of language.
Text books:
1- -Barber, Charles. The English Language. A Historical
Introduction.1993Cambridge University Press
2- 2-F.T Wood. An Outline History of English Language. 2000.Macmillan .
3- 3- Baugh and Cable.A History of the English Language, Fifth Edition. 2002
Routledge.
4- 4- Brinton, L.j& L.K.Arnovick. The English Language: A Linguistic
History.2006 Oxford University Press.
General References
1- Crystal, David. The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English
Language. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1995
2- Webster's Dictionary of English Usage. Springfield, Mass.: MerriamWebster Inc., 1989
Important Sites
1- http://faculty.sau.edu.sa/b.mohammed
2- @kurdofania
3- http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Historical_linguistics&o
ldid=538343016"
4- .http://faculty.mu.edu.sa/
5- . http://histotyofenglishlanguage
6- http://www.questia.com/
7- .http://findpdf.net/l
8- .http://youtube.com
9- http://www.wisegeek.org
Topics to be Covered:
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Language Families
Proto-Indo-European (PIE) languages
Language Change: Etymology, Philology, Antiquity
Historical Linguistics
Pre-History Era: Celts, Romans, Vikings, Normans Anglo-Saxons
Old English Period: Phonology, Morphology, Syntax and Vocabulary
7- Old English Literature: Beowulf
8- Middle English Period: Phonology, Morphology, Syntax and
Vocabulary
9- Middle English Literature: The Tale of Canterbury
10- Modern English Period : Early Modern English: A ) Phonology,
Morphology, Syntax and Vocabulary
B) Printing Press &
Standardization
11- Late Modern English
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Modern English Literature( selected text)
Global English
Difference Between the American & British English
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First Quiz
Second Quiz
Mid Term
Term Paper
PowerPoint presentation or any agreed upon activity
Final Exam
Course Requirements
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Attending lectures
Term paper
PowerPoint presentation or any agreed upon activity
Two quizzes
Mid-term Exam
Final Exam
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