ENE.3010 Linguistics of English: Past, Present, and Future
In this course students first explore the major structures of English at all levels of language, from sound system through word formation to phrase and sentence--the "present." Then they will briefly survey the development of English from a small, countrified off-shoot of the Indo-European family to its status as world language--the past. Finally they will investigate the current status of English as a world language--the "future"-- and the role of language policy in both core and periphery of the English-speaking world.
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