The History of English

The History of English

This course is for people interested in the history of the English language, from its humble beginnings to the international language it is today. The course teaches you basic concepts in theoretical and historical linguistics as it traces the history of the language over thousands of years. You do not need to have any prior knowledge of linguistics to take this course, or knowledge of any language other than English. Do you want to learn about where English came from? And see (and hear!) how it has changed over millennia? Then this course is for you!

A Linguistic Introduction

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What you will learn

• Basic concepts in theoretical (phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax) and historical linguistics
• All about the history of the English language over thousands of years
• About Proto-Indo-European, its structure and its daughter languages

Rating: 4.5

Level: Beginner Level

Duration: 6.5 hours

Instructor: Scott Shay