history of English

I am signed up for one class this summer, the history of English. It is an interesting class- we are starting with the sound system of Old English and talking about how it changed over time into what we speak today as modern English. Also what factors influenced the spelling system of our language (why it is so irregular now) We have texts to look at and we were treated in class to hearing a recitation of some Old English- that was fun! The plan is to go through each factor that way- first the sound system, then later the vocab, the syntax, whatever other factors we study in this super- short term of only four weeks. We do meet four times per week, so that is good, and we have a good book to read. I may try to scan the book and put a picture of its cover on this page, it is such a pretty cover.