LIN 210 - HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE

College of Arts and Sciences

Credit(s): 3

A survey of the historical development of English from its Indo-European origins to the present. Includes an investigation of the principal changes which have affected English phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, and vocabulary, and of the ways in which these changes are reflected in contemporary English usage; and an examination of the socio-historical factors that have shaped the evolution of the English language.

Crosslisted with: ENG 210