The dissemination of Romance languages across the world tells stories of nation-building, colonization, immigration, and assimilation, with written records that trace back to a common linguistic ancestor, Latin. Taught in English, this course introduces students to Romance linguistics through a socio-historical perspective, requiring that students understand how the evolution of Romance varieties has been shaped by European and global history. After a brief introduction to core fields in linguistics (phonetics/phonology/ morphology/syntax/pragmatics), students will apply these concepts through various analytic approaches to understanding language, including but not limited to historical, variationist, and anthropological.

This course introduces students to the linguistic and cultural structures that unite the Romance languages. Through hands-on language analysis students will learn how the Romance Languages have evolved over time in key linguistic domains such as lexicology, semantics, morphology, syntax, and phonology. Taught in English.

Prerequisite: Completion of 2 semesters of a university course in a Romance language (French, Spanish, Latin, Italian, Portuguese, Catalan, Romanian, or other); or Equivalent. Native and heritage are speakers welcome.

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Course is not repeatable for credit.

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