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История языка (для студентов).
The History of the English Language appeared as a serious science
in the 19th century. Every science has its object, subject and
aims.
The object of The History of the English Language is the English Language itself, its phonetic, grammatical and lexical aspects.
The subject of The History of the English Language is:
main changes in the phonetic structure and spelling of the language at different stages of the development of the language;
the evolution of the grammatical system;
the growth and development of the vocabulary.
All these changes are considered against the background of the main historical events that took place in the country.
The aim of The History of the English Language is to study the changes mentioned above. The History of the English Language has been reconstructed on the basis of written records of different periods. The earliest written texts in English are dated in the 7th century. The earliest records in other Germanic languages go back to the 3rd or 4th centuries A.D. Language is constantly changing, at different speed and at different linguistic levels (phonetics, grammar, lexicon). The linguistic history explains many features of present-day language (see § 3-5, p. 10-12 in История английского языка by Т.А. Расторгуева).
The object of The History of the English Language is the English Language itself, its phonetic, grammatical and lexical aspects.
The subject of The History of the English Language is:
main changes in the phonetic structure and spelling of the language at different stages of the development of the language;
the evolution of the grammatical system;
the growth and development of the vocabulary.
All these changes are considered against the background of the main historical events that took place in the country.
The aim of The History of the English Language is to study the changes mentioned above. The History of the English Language has been reconstructed on the basis of written records of different periods. The earliest written texts in English are dated in the 7th century. The earliest records in other Germanic languages go back to the 3rd or 4th centuries A.D. Language is constantly changing, at different speed and at different linguistic levels (phonetics, grammar, lexicon). The linguistic history explains many features of present-day language (see § 3-5, p. 10-12 in История английского языка by Т.А. Расторгуева).