Exam review
For Tuesday's exam, you will need to look over your lecture notes and the notes up on the course blog. Pay attention to the people who are mentioned--both scholars and historical figures. Also, label your book so that you can easily find information in it for the open-book portion of the exam.
Some things to know:
Who were the Proto-Indo-Europeans? What language subgroups come from Proto-Indo-European? Which subgroup includes English? Which other subgroup has directly influenced English, and how did this happen?
What groups of people have lived in Britain, and who displaced them? How did the successive displacements come about?
What are some of the characteristics of Old and Middle English? What type of language is each of these? What are some of the changes that occur between Old English and Middle English, and what brought these changes about?
What do we mean by strong verb "classes" in Old English? What sort of information can we determine about a verb by knowing its class?
What are the 4 primary cases of Old English nouns, and what does each case mean grammatically (what does it tell us about the noun's role in its sentence)?
What can the definite article tell you about a noun's case and number (this is on a handout, not in Fennell)? Which articles are unambiguous?
What are some identifying characteristics of Middle Scots?
Some things to know:
Who were the Proto-Indo-Europeans? What language subgroups come from Proto-Indo-European? Which subgroup includes English? Which other subgroup has directly influenced English, and how did this happen?
What groups of people have lived in Britain, and who displaced them? How did the successive displacements come about?
What are some of the characteristics of Old and Middle English? What type of language is each of these? What are some of the changes that occur between Old English and Middle English, and what brought these changes about?
What do we mean by strong verb "classes" in Old English? What sort of information can we determine about a verb by knowing its class?
What are the 4 primary cases of Old English nouns, and what does each case mean grammatically (what does it tell us about the noun's role in its sentence)?
What can the definite article tell you about a noun's case and number (this is on a handout, not in Fennell)? Which articles are unambiguous?
What are some identifying characteristics of Middle Scots?
posted by Rebecca Brackmann at
9:51 AM
1 Comments:
Lisa-
I made the changes right after class, so they're already up. The only issue is the terminology. Fennell calls the various branches right under Indo-European "subgroups," so that's what I will call them, too.
Good for you to check!
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Rebecca Brackmann, at 7:25 AM
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