Speak up on the following questions.

1 Old Germanic Languages, their classification and distribution.

2 Phonetic peculiarities of old Germanic languages (be specific about Grimm’s Law, Verner’s Law).

3 What is the origin of the English language?

4 OE alphabets and writings.

SEMINAR 2

Study Lectures 2, 3 and 4.

Speak up on the following questions.

1 Danelaw and its linguistic influence on the English language.

2 The Norman Conquest and its impact on the linguistic situation in England.

3 Rise of the London dialect.

4 The role of G. Chaucer and W. Caxton in the formation of the national English language.

5 The New English period and its basic features.

Do the following practical tasks.

1 Which of these belong to the West Germanic group of languages?

English, Old Swedish, Old Frisian, Old Norse, Old Norwegian, Gothic, Old High German, Icelandic, Yiddish, Burgundian, Old Saxon, Dutch

2 Explain the origin of the following names: Britain, Scotland, Great Britain, Bretagne, England, Sussex, Essex, Wessex, Northumberland

3 The Old English language is often called Anglo-Saxon. Why is this term not fully justified?

4 Revise Grimm’s and Verner’s Laws. Comment on the correspondences between consonants in old English words and words from other languages:

a) Russ. болото – pöl

b) Russ. т ы – OE Þ ü

c) Russ. п лот – OE f lota

d) Russ. е д ят – Lat. edere – OE ete

e) Sans. bhratar – OE broÞor

f) Goth. swaihro – OE sweger

g) Lat. auris – Goth. auso – Icel. eyra

h) Russ. горе – OE caru

Read the text below. Identify it. Find words found in Modern English and other I-E languages. Translate it into Russian and Modern English.

Fæder ure

Þü Þe eart on heofonum

Si Þin nama ʒehalʒod…

And forʒief us ure ʒyltas,

swa we forʒiefaÞ urum ʒyltendum

Study the following maps. Make sure you know what they depict. Be ready to discuss them in class.

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B)

C) d)

E) f)

G) h)

I) j)

Middle English dialects Modern English dialects

6. Which subgroup of Germanic languages did they speak? Match the tribes with their languages.

BURGUNDIANS	ANGLIAN	OLD NORSE
VANDALS	FRISIAN	OLD ICELANDIC
TEUTONS	JUTISH	OLD NORWEGIAN
GOTHS	SAXON	OLD DANISH
		OLD SWEDISH

7. Can you verify the following table?

EAST GERMANIC	WEST GERMANIC	NORTH GERMANIC
GOTHIC	ENGLISH	ICELANDIC
NETHERLANDISH	NORWEGIAN	GERMAN
VANDALIC	SWEDISH	FRISIAN
TEUTONIC	DUTCH	DANISH
	AFRIKAANS	FAROESE
	YIDDISH	BURGUNDIAN

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