This series of lectures will be concerned with the development of the English language throughout the anglophone world with particular emphasis on the role played by the culture in which English was/is embedded. The series with consist of found large blocks, beginning with early English and English in the Middle Ages (here the focus is entirely on England in Britain). The second two blocks will be concerned with the expansion of English in the colonial period and with the cultural settings in which new varieties of English arose.
Information on the history of English can be found on this website:
Studying the History of English (http://www.uni-due.de/SHE/) |
