INTRODUCTION TO THE ROMANCE LANGUAGES

FRENCH/ITALIAN/PORTUG/SPANISH 429

Course Description

Introduction to structural similarities and differences apparent in major Romance languages (French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish) and to their historical developments, with reference to basic linguistic features of each language: phonology, morphology, syntax, and lexicon.

Prerequisties

SPANISH 226 , FRENCH 228 , ITALIAN 311 , or PORTUG 226

Satisfies

LINGUIS 303

Credits

Not Reported

Offered

Not Reported

Grade Point Average

3.6

0.6% from Historical

Completion Rate

100%

1.29% from Historical

A Rate

45.71%

-24.1% from Historical

Class Size

-48.04% from Historical

Instructors (2025 Fall)

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