History of the English language: Historical linguistics and language change (Historia języka angielskiego: Językoznawstwo historyczne i zmiana językowa)

The course focuses on the history of the English language from Old English through Late Modern English, together with selected theoretical aspects of historical linguistics. Tutorials will contain a detailed practical discussion of the history of the language, with elements of modern English varieties. Attention in the B. tutorials (i.e. English in time) will also be given to dictionary-assisted reading, understanding and translation of original text samples from the periods discussed.