The object of the History of English. History of English as a
science. Periods of the English language history. Synchrony and
diachrony. (1st lecture). English phonetics diachronic approach.
Word-stress. Vowels. Consonants. (2d, 3d lectures) English
morphology diachronic approach. Noun. Verb. Pronoun. Adjective.
Numerals. Adverb. (4th, 5th , 6th lectures) Syntax diachronic
approach. Structure of the sentence. Simple sentence.
Complex/compound sentence. (7th lecture) The English language
vocabulary. Dialects. Borrowings. Changes through periods. (8th
lecture)