Course Schedule and Catalog

Long Title: ORIGIN AND EVOLUTION OF CASTILIAN SPANISH

Department: Spanish

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: The Romance languages come from the language spoken by the populace of Rome at the time of the Empire. This spoken language, known as Vulgar Latin, began to be used in Spain around 197 A.D. The objective of this course is to analyze the development 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. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: SPAN 546. Recommended prerequisite(s): Advanced Spanish or permission of instructor.