Research Paper Topics

The History of The English Language Research Paper Assignment Linguistics 11/ English 11 The final exam paper is due on turnitin.com on Monday, May 4th 2015 no later than 10am. Topic Decisions will be due byMonday, April 13th on www.turnitin.com. The research paper should be based on one of the following topics. Please select a topic and let me know in advance what your topic is. he format of the paper is MLA and the length should be 3-5 complete (full) pages plus, not including, your works cited page. You are required to use no less than 5 sources and the sources must come from a combination of the following; at least 2 academic databases on our library’s web page and/or journals, (books are ok too). Note that Wikipedia is not dependable and could result in inaccurate information. Internet sources must be legitimate, trustworthy sources and will be checked. If you are not sure if your source is trustworthy, you must ask the reference librarian in our library either in person or online; not the instructor of the course. You must have both in-text citations and the final works cited page. The paper should be double-spaced, each paragraph should be indented, a 12-point font only in Times New Roman, Arial, or Cambria; no other font. Margins will be set at 1 ½ left, and 1’ right, top, and bottom. You must also have a title. The paper will be submitted online and no excuses for late papers will accepted. Please make sure you are familiar with turnitin.com before the last minute to avoid receiving an F for a late paper. If you are not sure how to write an MLA research paper because you have not taken English 1A, you may use one of our tutoring services available here at PCC. We’ll talk about this in class and you should see me before you begin. NOTE*** - all topics must be related to the influence of your topic on the ENGLISH LANGUAGE

TOPICS

The Celts The Romans in England The Anglos and the Saxons ( 1 topic together) The Viking invasion and its affect on English The Anglo- Saxon Chronicles and/or the Ecclesiastical History of the English Nation

King Alfred the Great and Queen Eleanor and her influence on English Old English system of grammar Middle English system of grammar ( can include the GVS) Early Modern English system Chancery and its duties. How it came to be and what it did? The Venerable Bede ( the monk) William Tyndale The Great Vowel Shift John Wycliffe Thomas Caxton and his printing press Henry the VII and his influence on English William Shakespeare’s influence on the English Language Australian English vs. British English Indian English (AAE) African American English Gullah The Ink Horn Controversy and all its associates Dr. Samuel Johnson and his dictionary William the Conqueror ( relate to English) West Indies English

These topics come from the course and are directly related to what we have studied. Some topics will be coming up in the next few lectures, but if they pique your interest, you may claim it.