THE STRUCTURE OF MODERN SPANISH
Structure and usage of modern Spanish through an examination of linguistic phenomena found throughout the Spanish-speaking world. Analyze authentic speech and texts of varied genres (newspaper articles, literature, advertisements, blogs, etc.) both to understand the conventions of modern Spanish structure and usage, and to investigate how grammatical structure may be manipulated by Spanish speakers (including themselves) to accomplish particular communicative goals.
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: SPANISH 225 Course Designation: Core GenEd - Social & Behavioral Science Level - Advanced L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify components of words, phrases and sentences and explain how speakers combine them to express meaning and create novel words and sentences. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Recognize specific terms used to describe components of words, phrases and sentences and the processes employed to combine them into larger units. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Model speakers’ knowledge of words, phrases and sentences in Spanish using conventions from theories of morphology and syntax with the understanding that they represent testable hypotheses about language structure. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Analyze the structure of words, phrases and sentences in distinct regional, social and contextual varieties of oral and written Spanish. Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify components of words, phrases and sentences and explain how speakers combine them to express meaning and create novel words and sentences. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Recognize specific terms used to describe components of words, phrases and sentences and the processes employed to combine them into larger units. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Model speakers’ knowledge of words, phrases and sentences in Spanish using conventions from theories of morphology and syntax with the understanding that they represent testable hypotheses about language structure. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Analyze the structure of words, phrases and sentences in distinct regional, social and contextual varieties of oral and written Spanish. Audience: Undergraduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027