SJIIA109 Latinamerican Spanish

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2012
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Ivo Buzek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Ivo Buzek, Ph.D.
Department of Romance Languages and Literatures – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Romance Languages and Literatures – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Mon 12:30–14:05 K12 nerezervovat
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Abstract
Main objectives can be summarized as follows: History of the Spanish language in America, influence of substrate languages; phonetic, phonological and morphosyntactic differentiation.
Key topics
  • History and formation of Latin American Spanish.
  • Analysis and commentaries on different theories of genesis of Latin American Spanish.
  • Dialect areas.
  • Phonetic and phonological differences.
  • Morphological and syntactical differences.
  • Lexical differences; lexical americanisms and their origin.
  • Perspectives of evolution of Latin American Spanish.
Study resources and literature
  • Bartoš, L. Introducción al estudio del espańol en América, Brno, Masarykova Univerzita, 1996.
  • Lapesa, R. Historia de la lengua espańola. Madrid, Gredos, 1988.
  • Moreno de Alba, J.G. El espańol de América, México, 1988.
  • Aleza, M y J. M. Enguita, El espańol de América: aproximación sincrónica, Valencia, Tirant Lo Blanch, 2002.
Approaches, practices, and methods used in teaching
Lecture: exposition and definitions of basic terms and their exemplification on different types of specific text proceeding from diverse periods of evolution of Latin American Spanish and proceeding from diverse geographical zones.
Lectures
Method of verifying learning outcomes and course completion requirements
Lectures and class discussion.
Homeworks (reading tasks).
Written test (exam).
Language of instruction
Spanish
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020.
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