2. English and its Germanic background. |
The PIE and Germanic roots of English. Cognates and loan words. Sound laws. |
4. The sounds and words of Middle English.
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Orthographic and sound changes from OE to ME. Language contact and vocabulary in ME. |
6. Syntax from Old to Middle English.
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Verb Periphrases. Word order. |
8. Dialects in early English.
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Main features of OE and ME dialects. The development of standard English. |