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102 ACADEMIC DEPARTMENT.
logical science as applied to English. The language is studied in. its
historical evolution,
from the earliest recorded movements down to the
seventeenth century. Stress is laid upon the relations between English
and the cognate languages of the continent. The collections of books
and other material in the University (and Seminary) libraries and in
the possession of the head of the department are quite complete and
afford ample facilities for the most advanced research.
10. The History of the English Language. Open to all stu
dents in Arts. An elementary course, complete in itself, but also
furnishing a useful introduction to more systematic study. Lectures,
in connection with Emerson, Brief History of the English Lan
guage ; readings in Sweet, Primers of Anglo-Saxon, Middle English,
and Chaucer. M., W., F., 10, White 2. Dr. Northup.
12. Grammar of Modern English. Open to students in Arts
who have had Course 10. Planned especially for students intending
to become high-school teachers of English. A careful study of Sweet,
A New English Grammar, with practical exercises. W., F., io,
Morrill 22. Professor Hart.
13. Old English Philology. For students engaged in the syste
matic study of the language. A knowledge of Greek, Latin, and
German is required for admission. Students are also advised to take
Course 10 in preparation.
a. Fall term. Gothic, its phonology and inflections, with readings
in Wright, Gothic Language Primer, and lectures upon the relations
of Gothic to Indo-European and Germanic, based chiefly upon
Streitburg, Urgermanische Grammatik.
(Students pursuing General Comparative, or Germanic, Philology,
and not wishing to specialize in English, may discontinue at the end
of this term. )
b. Winter and spring terms. Anglo-Saxon, its and phonology in
flections, with a study of Cook-Sievers, Old English Grammar, and
MacLean's Old and Middle English Reader. Lectures upon word-
formation and inflection in Gothic and Old English. M., W., F., 9,
English Seminary Room. Assistant Professor Strunk.
[14. Middle English Philology. For students who have had
Course 13. A critical study of the changes in the language, 1100-
1500. Readings in Morris-Skeat, Specimens of Early English, Part
I, with lectures upon Middle English phonology, based chiefly upon
the treatises of Sweet, Kluge, and Morsbach. Professor Hart.]
15. Seminary in Old English. Studies in Wulfstan's Homilies.
Hours to be announced hereafter. Professor Hart.
16. Seminary in Middle English. Studies in Layamon. Hours
to be announced hereafter. Professor Hart.