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Apr 19, 2024
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2011-12 Catalog [Archived Catalog]
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ENG 345 - Linguistic Perspectives on English(4 credits, alternate years, consult department)
Where did our language come from? How did English get the biggest vocabulary of any modern language? How are the words joust, yoke, and yoga related? Why is English spelling so irregular? Are there bad words? This course traces the 1500 year development of our language, from the Germanic tongue of Beowulf to the Frenchified language of Chaucer, to the many varieties of modern English spoken around the world.
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