SJIIA109 Latinamerican Spanish

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2015
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. PhDr. Eva Lukavská, CSc.
Department of Romance Languages and Literatures – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Milada Malá, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Romance Languages and Literatures – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Wed 14:10–15:45 B2.33
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
Course objectives
Main objectives can be summarized as follows: History of the Spanish language in America, influence of substrate languages; phonetic, phonological and morphosyntactic differentiation.
Syllabus
  • 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.
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.
Teaching methods
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
Assessment methods
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 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020.
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