History of English

25 pages.Subject and aims of the History of English.
Evolution of Language.
Statics and dynamics in language history.Germanic Languages:
Modern Germanic Languages.
Linguistic Features of Germanic Languages.Chronological division in the history of English.
Runic Inscriptions.
OE Manuscripts.
Alphabets.
OE Alphabet and Pronunciation.The main historical events of the Old English Period:
Pre-Germanic Britain.
Germanic settlement of Britain.
The Economic and Social Structure of Society between the 5th and 11th c.
The Introduction of Christianity.
The formation of the OE Kingdoms.
Old English Dialects.
Scandinavian invasions and their effect.
The Norman Conquest and its effect.Middle English Dialects.
The Formation of the National English Language.
Establishment of the Written Standard.
Normalising tendencies.
The Spoken Standard.The Vocabulary of the Old English Language.