SJIIA108a Historical Development of Spanish

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2019
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Ivo Buzek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Jaime Gonzalez Gomez (assistant)
Guaranteed by
doc. José Luis Bellón Aguilera, PhD.
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
Tue 16:00–17:40 G23
Prerequisites (in Czech)
ROMIIA101 Introduction to Vulgar Latin
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
The main aim of the course is to offer a general overview on the evolution of the Spanish language since the beginning of the medieval Castilian till modern Spanish. Once finished the course, the student will be able to identify and interpret the internal characteristics of the Spanish language evolution (phonetic and phonological, morphosyntactic and lexical-semantic ones) in their external context, mainly social-historical, and their stylistic values.
Syllabus
  • 1. Language of the first Romance documents
  • 2. Acknowledgement of Castilian
  • 3. From medieval Castilian to pre-classical Spanish
  • 4. The classical Spanish
  • 5. The modern Spanish
Literature
    required literature
  • A political history of Spanish : the making of a language. Edited by José del Valle. 1st pub. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2013, xiv, 430. ISBN 9781107005730. info
  • PENNY, Ralph J. Variación y cambio en español. Edited by Juan Sánchez Méndez. Madrid: Gredos, 2004, 391 s. ISBN 8424927303. info
    recommended literature
  • LAPESA, Rafael. Historia de la lengua española. Edited by Ramón Menéndez Pidal. 2a ed. Madrid: Gredos, 2011, 575 s. ISBN 9788424900250. info
  • ECHENIQUE, María Teresa and María José MARTÍNEZ ALCALDE. Diacronía y gramática histórica de la lengua española. 3. ed., rev. y actualiz. Valencia: Tirant lo Blanch, 2005, 268 s. ISBN 8484563790. info
  • Historia de la lengua española. Edited by Rafael Cano Aguilar. 2a ed. Barcelona: Ariel, 2005, 1167 s. ISBN 8434482614. info
  • MEDINA LÓPEZ, Javier. Historia de la lengua española. 2a ed. Madrid: Arco/Libros, 2003, 90 s. ISBN 8476353820. info
  • SÁNCHEZ MÉNDEZ, Juan. Historia de la lengua española en América. Valencia: Tirant lo Blanch, 2003, 494 s. ISBN 8484427110. info
  • CANO AGUILAR, Rafael. El español a través de los tiempos. 5. ed. Madrid: Arco/Libros, 2002, 326 s. ISBN 8476350449. info
  • PENNY, Ralph J. Gramática histórica del español. Translated by José Ignacio Pérez Pascual. 1a ed. Barcelona: Ariel, 1993, xiv, 365. ISBN 8434482126. info
  • LATHROP, Thomas A. Curso de gramática histórica española. Edited by Juan Gutiérrez Cuadrado. 2.a ed. Barcelona: Ariel, 1989, 387 s. ISBN 8434483750. info
Teaching methods
Lectures, obligatory reading tasks, class discussion, working in groups on old Castilian and Spanish texts.
Assessment methods
Written test that will consist of five questions on subjects included in syllabus and a short analysis of a fragment of text (similar to texts commented in class). The final grade will depend on the level of homeworks.
Language of instruction
Spanish
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2020.
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