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This is not a “history of English” course, but one that looks at crucial individual changes that occurred in English, such as the Great Vowel Shift or word order change. Changes from all linguistic levels will be covered, in order to provide an exemplary overview. An important focus of the course will be the various theories and approaches that have been used to explain the changes, such as grammaticalisation or historical sociolinguistics. |
