Abuse, cooking recipes, depositions, journals, letters, memoirs, presentments and wills: these are all different text types the study of which aims to illustrate the use of English other than that commonly found in printed documents. In this course, we will read a large variety of texts to study everyday English as it was used from the year 1500 onwards, and on the Late Modern English period (1700-1900) in particular. We will focus on differences between these texts and printed documents, as well as from present-day Standard English. In addition, we will look at texts by men and women, as well as by people from different sociolinguistic backgrounds, including people who were practically illiterate, and in doing so we will concentrate on spelling, pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary and style of writing. The course will be taught through Blackboard.
Rooster
The timetable will be available from June 1st on the Internet.
Onderwijsvorm
Two-hour tutorial per week.
A la carte- en contractonderwijs
Belangstellenden die deze cursus in het kader van Contractonderwijs willen volgen (met tentamen), vinden hier meer informatie over kosten, inschrijving, voorwaarden etc.
This class is not available as A la carte course.
Leerdoelen
This course builds on experience acquired during the first two years of the BA curriculum in English philology, particularly as it regards Old and Middle English language and the history of the English language. At the end of the course students will have a good insight into the nature and language of different text types from either the Early or the Late Modern English period (1500–1700/1700–1900) depending on the year in which either course will be taught, and of their relationship with the more standard printed texts of the time. They will be able to analyse and identify the typical textual and linguistic characteristics of these text types with the help of currently available electronic resources, and to apply their skills when choosing and writing a BA thesis in the field of Early or Late Modern English.
Literatuur
Ingrid Tieken-Boon van Ostade (to appear). _Introduction to late Modern English. _Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press.
Additional texts for analysis in class.
Toetsing
Presentation and active course participation (20%), final essay (80%).
Informatie
Department of English, P.N. van Eyckhof 4, room 102c. Tel. 071-5272144.
English@hum.leidenuniv.nl
Blackboard/webpagina
This course is supported by Blackboard.
Overzicht
Week 1: Introduction: The Eighteenth Century
Week 2: Introduction: The Nineteenth Century
Week 3: Spoken English (drama and the courtroom)
Week 4: Spelling
Week 5: Vocabulary and Early Dictionaries
Week 6: Grammar and Grammars
Week 7: Language and Social Networks
Week 8: Late Modern English Text Types
Week 9: The Language of the Lower Classes
Week 10: The Language of Letters
Week 11: The Language of Diaries, Journals and Newpapers
Week 12: The Language of Wills; Cooking Recipes
Week 13: Essays and Conclusion