Great Vowel Shift. Its impact on the development of the English language.

14. Great Vowel Shift. Its impact on the development of the English language.

15. Development of Middle English diphthongs in N.E.

16. Evolution of unstressed vowels in Middle and New English periods.

17. The Old English grammatical structure. General characteristics.

18. The system of nominal declension in the Old English period. Its reflection in Modern English.

19. The system of pronominal declension in the Old English period. Its reflection in Modern English.

20. The declension of adjectives in the Old English period. Its reflection in Modern English.

21. The system of the verb in the Old English period. Its reflection in Modern English.

22. The strong verbs and the weak verbs in O.E. and their reflection in Modern English.

23. Evolution of the grammatical system in Middle and New English periods. Decay of nominal declension in the New English period.

24. Evolution of the English vocabulary. Etymological survey of the Old English vocabulary.

25. Historical background from the 11th to the15th century. Economic and social conditions in the Middle English period.

26. Scandinavian invasion and its effect on the English vocabulary.

27. The Norman conquest and its effect on the English vocabulary.

28. Comparative survey of Scandinavian and French influence on the English vocabulary.

29. Enrichment of the vocabulary in the Renaissance period. The New English vocabulary. Its nature.

30. Formation of the National Literary language. The rise of the London dialect.

31. Development of the analytical forms.

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