Christina Isabelli-García, PhD

Illinois Wesleyan University

Department of Hispanic Studies Introduction to Spanish Linguistics - Spanish 373  - Fall 2009

 

IL Wesleyan University
PO Box 2900
Bloomington, IL 61702
USA

updated:  10/2009

Azevedo, M. (2004). Introducción a la lingüística española. 2nd Edition. New Jersey: Prentice Hall 
Articles for oral presentations (on e-reserve at the Ames Library)
A bilingual dictionary - I recommend a dictionary that has phonetical transcriptions of Spanish words. (The New World)

Optional readings
Glosario lingüístico

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Linguistics is the study of human languages--what they are composed of and how they are used. This course provides an introduction to Spanish linguistics and establishes the basis for future application of linguistic principles.  The course begins with an exploration of the sound system of Spanish and its theoretical representation. Building on this, the discussion continues with topics in Spanish morphology such as word formation and verbal inflection. This is followed by issues in syntax that are analyzed in isolation. The goal of this course is to provide students with a level of knowledge that enables them to make connections between the structure of Spanish and relevant issues in contemporary Hispanic linguistics, such as language variation, bilingualism, and Spanish in the United States.

Students will solve problem sets related to linguistics, complete two exams, and prepare one oral presentation on a linguistic scholarly article assigned by the professor. Since this is a 300-level course, it will be expected that you invest a great deal of time reading 300-level material.  This may mean to some of you the continual use of a good bilingual dictionary. The concepts are abstract but are presented in an introductory manner. Your oral presentation and assignments are to be representative of 300-level work, this means editing and re-editing your work so that errors in elementary Spanish grammar and problems with content and structure are avoided.

Since this is an upper 300-level class, I expect you to be more independent than lower-division students.  This means that I expect that course material be read before class so that your questions can be discussed during class and if you have questions that cannot be answered during class, that you will take the initiative to visit me during my office hours.

Regular class attendance and participation are required for successful completion of the course.
I will make myself available to discuss appropriate academic accommodations that you may require as a student with a disability. Before course accommodations will be made, students may be required to provide documentation to the Associate Provost, 211 Holmes Hall, 556-3255. 

CAPITULO 2 - LENGUAJE, LENGUA Y LINGUISTICA  8/24, 8/26, 8/28

• Tema:  Convenios del estudio de la lengua.
  
• Tarea #1 entregar el 8/31  p. 46 B, C, D, F, I, J (escrita a máquina)

CAPITULO 3 - FONETICA  8/31, 9/2, 9/4, 9/9, 9/11

• Temas:  Producción, descripción y representación de los sonidos del español.
Still need help figuring out the sounds? Click Spanish

• Tarea #2 entregar el 9/14 pp. 75-77 A hasta F
  

CAPITULO 4 - FONOLOGIA  9/14, 9/18, 9/21, 9/23, 9/28, 9/30, 10/2*

• Temas: Estructura del sistema de sonidos y patrones generales de variaciones fonológicas.
• Tarea #3 entregar el 10/5  pp.108-110 (Práctica) A, B, E, F, G, H y (Temas) A
• Artículo (download from Ames Library electronic reserve):
  

I.1    Hammond, R. (1999) On the non-occurrence of the phone (˜r) in the Spanish sound system.

CAPITULO 5 - MORFOLOGIA  10/5, 10/7, 10/9, 10/12, 10/14*

• Temas:  Sistemas de sustantivos y verbos, procesos de la formación de la palabra.
• Tarea #4 entregar el 10/19 p.148 A, C, D, E (corregida en clase)
• Artículos (download from Ames Library electronic reserve):

I.2    Gutiérrez, M. (1995) On the future of the future tense in the Spanish of the Southwest.
II.3   Ocampo, F. (1990) El subjuntivo en tres generaciones de hablantes bilingües.

EXAMEN PARCIAL 10/21

CAPITULOS 6/7 - SINTAXIS  10/23, 10/26, 10/28, 10/30*, 11/2, 11/4, 11/6, 11/9*

• Temas: Reglas y estructuras de oraciones y reglas transformacionales.
• Cookie Monster, Yoda
  
• Tarea #5 entregar el 11/11 pp. 178-189 C, E, F, G, pp. 208-209 C, G, H, I
• Artículos (download from Ames Library electronic reserve): 

II.4    Dvorak, T. (1982) Subject-object reversals in the use of gustar among New York Hispanics.
III.5   García, O. & M. Cuevas. (1995) Spanish ability and use among second-generation Nuyoricans.

CAPITULO 9 - VARIACION REGIONAL  111/11, 11/16, 11/18*, 11/20*

• Temas:  El habla canario, judeoespañol, criollo, filipino, fronterizo
  
• Tarea #6 entregar el 11/23 pp. 293-294 C hasta I
• Artículos (download from Ames Library electronic reserve): 

III.6    Núñez-Cedeño, R. (1983) Pérdida de inversión de sujeto en interrogativas adverbiales del español caribeño.
IV.7    Lipski, J. & Garcia, M. (2001) Siempre and todo el tiempo: Investigating semantic convergence in a bilingual dialect.

CAPITULO 12 - El español en los Estados Unidos  11/23, 11/30, 12/2*, 12/4

• Temas:  El español de Luisiana, Texas, alternación de lenguas.
  
• Tarea #7 entregar el 12/4 pp.392-393 A, D, E, F, G, I, J, K
  
• Artículo (download from Ames Library electronic reserve):

IV.8    García, M. (1999) Nomás in a Mexican-American dialect.

EXAMEN FINAL 12/11 (viernes)  8:00-10:00am en nuestra aula.  

* Presentación de artículo