SEMINAR 2
OE PERIOD. OE PHONOLOGY.
Points For Discussion
- Chronological division in the History of English.*
- Main historical events of the OE period. *
- OE Dialects. *
- OE alphabets and written records.*
- Rules of reading.
- Word stress.
- OE Vocalic System. General characteristics. IE, PG and OE vowel systems compared.
7.1 Qualitative changes:
a) A-splitting;
b) I-umlaut (Palatal mutation);
c) Formation of OE diphthongs: OE Breaking, Palatal diphthongization,
Velar mutation (Back mutation), Contraction. Germanic reflexes.
7.2 Quantitative changes:
a) lengthening due to rejection of consonants;
b) lengthening before consonant clusters.
7.3 Development of vowels in unstressed positions.
8. OE consonant system. General characteristics.
a) Palatalization;
b) Assibilation;
c) Assimilation;
d) Metathesis;
e) Change of consonant groups;
f) Loss of consonants;
g) Shortening of long consonants in the final position;
h) West Germanic gemination of consonants.
The points marked by asterisks “*” are designed for individual work and may be included in a Quiz as the rest items of the seminar.
Practical Assignment:
- Иванова И.П. и др. Практикум по истории английского языка. – М.: Просвещение, 1985. Vowels. Read Texts 1 and 2, pp. 8, 19. Do Assignments 1-3, p.7; 11 p.13; 14-15 p. 15; 3, p. 15; 5, p.16, 1-4, p.19; 1,5,6, 8-10 pp.24-25. Consonants. Do Assignments 4, p. 7; 4, 5, p. 15; 13 p. 23; 7, p. 24. Be ready to read and analyze texts from Exercises 6, p. 16; 11, p. 25.
- Write out and learn the paradigms of the following nouns and pronouns from the texts mentioned above: n., m.,-a- cyninʒ, dæʒ, hærfest; n., m., cons. man(n); personal pron. hē, m., wē (ic).
Recommended Literature
Иванова И.П. и др. Практикум по истории английского языка. – М.: Просвещение, 1985. Vowels.С. 4-21. Consonants. С.21-25.
Ильиш Б.А. История английского языка (На англ. яз). – Л.: Просвещение, 1973. Vowels.С. 40-51. Consonants. С. 51-56.
Расторгуева Т.А. История английского языка (На англ. яз). – М.: Высш. шк., 1983. Vowels.С. 63-85. Consonants. С. 85-92.
Студенець Г.I. Iсторiя англiйської мови в таблицях. – К.: КДЛУ, 1998. – С. 34-41. Consonants. Vowels.С.42-43.