The Structure of Modern Spanish
Examines the structure and usage of modern Spanish through linguistic phenomena across the Spanish-speaking world, analyzing authentic speech and texts.
Summary
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 3.23 GPA, 54.5% A/AB (n=11 letter grades); Fall 2022: 3.27 GPA, 60.0% A/AB (n=20 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.56 GPA, 68.8% A/AB (n=16 letter grades).
What you’ll be able to do
Identify components of words, phrases and sentences and explain how speakers combine them to express meaning and create novel words and sentences.
Recognize specific terms used to describe components of words, phrases and sentences and the processes employed to combine them into larger units.
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.
Analyze the structure of words, phrases and sentences in distinct regional, social and contextual varieties of oral and written Spanish.
Source: UW Guide
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Prerequisites
Course mapSPANISH 225
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the class
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 3.23 GPA, 54.5% A/AB (n=11 letter grades); Fall 2022: 3.27 GPA, 60.0% A/AB (n=20 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.56 GPA, 68.8% A/AB (n=16 letter grades).
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Topics
- Modern Spanish structure and usage.
- Authentic speech and texts including newspapers, literature, advertisements, and blogs.
- Theories of morphology and syntax.
- Regional, social, and contextual varieties of oral and written Spanish.
Skills
- Analyzing authentic speech and texts to understand Spanish structure and usage.
- Identifying word, phrase, and sentence components and their combination for meaning.
- Modeling speaker knowledge using morphology and syntax theories.
- Analyzing structure across regional, social, and contextual varieties of Spanish.
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