Introduction to Spanish Linguistics

Catalog description

This course will introduce students to the fundamental components of linguistics (phonology, morphology, syntax, pragmatics and semantics) using data from the Spanish language. The topics and approach of this course consider the social and dialectal varieties of Spanish and the change of Spanish over time, including the present use of Spanish in the United States. The course requires no previous knowledge of linguistics, but presupposes familiarity with Spanish at the 300 credit level or higher.