Course Schedule and Catalog

Department: Spanish

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: ORIGIN AND EVOLUTION OF CASTILIAN SPANISH ***** The Romance languages come from the language spoken by the populace of Rome at the time of the Empire. This spoken language, known a Vulgar Latin, began to be used in Spain around 197 A.D. The objective of this course is to analyze the developmnet of the reconstructed form of spoken Latin into Hispano-Romance and into present-day Castilian. The importance of the Arabic contribution will be studied. Samples of literary texts will be discussed as linguistic documents. ***** Offered Spring. ***** Instructor(s): Urrutibeheity