ENG 417 - History of the English Language

The development of English from Old English (Anglo-Saxon) origins, through the Middle English (e.g. Chaucerian) and early modern English (e.g. Shakespearean) periods, to contemporary English – emphasizing the impact of history on the changing language and including such factors influencing the changing syntax and vocabulary as 9th-century Viking settlement and the 11th-century Norman-French conquest, to developing American regional dialects and the 20th-century rise of post-colonial English vernaculars.

Credits: 4
NOTE:
* This course counts toward the 63-credit Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.