FALL 2009 INTRODUCTION TO SPANISH LINGUISTICS

Spanish 330 (Meets with: Romance Linguistics 330) Monday/Wednesday lecture 8.30am-10am, Friday recitation

This course is an introduction to the main concepts and methods of analysis in linguistic theory, focusing on Spanish. The central part of the course introduces concepts and techniques in the analysis of word formation (morphology), sentence structure (syntax) and sounds (phonetics-phonology). The last portion of the course will examine a subfield of linguistics: sociolinguistics (study of language and language variation within the contexts of societies and cultures). REQUIRED TEXT: Hualde, Jose Ignacio et al. (2002). Introduccion a la linguistica hispana. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

FALL 2009 SPANISH IN THE U.S.

Spanish 355 Monday/Wednesday 11.30am-1pm

This course traces the importance of the Spanish language in the United States and presents an overview of the major varieties of Spanish that are spoken here. We will discuss the distinguishing linguistic characteristics of the major US Spanish varieties, from Cuban and Puerto Rican, through Mexican and various Central American strains, to the traditional varieties dating back to the sixteenth and eighteenth centuries found in New Mexico and Louisiana. We will explore each group's interactions with English and other varieties of Spanish. We will probe the phenomenon popularly known as 'Spanglish'. The course will be taught in Spanish, all assignments and work will be completed in Spanish; however, the readings will primarily be in English. REQUIRED TEXT: Lipski, John M. (2008). Varieties of Spanish in the United States. Washington, DC: Georgetown University Press.