Module Identifier SP21220  
Module Title SPANISH LINGUISTICS  
Academic Year 2002/2003  
Semester Intended for use in future years  
Next year offered N/A  
Next semester offered N/A  
Assessment Semester Exam   2 Hours   60%  
  Semester Assessment   Continuous Assessment: 2 essays of 1500 words each   40%  

Learning outcomes

Students will have knowledge of work studied and confidence to approach new work in same or similar fields connected with socio-linguistics.

Brief description

The course is aimed at introducing undergraduate students to a wide range of sociolinguistic issues relating to the Spanish-speaking world. It is especially designed for those students who have a sound practical knowledge of Spanish but who have little or no knowledge of linguistics and sociolinguistics. Delivered (mainly) in Spanish, the module provides a necessary introduction to sociolinguistic theory, but is primarily practical in its aims, allowing students to discover and discuss a series of social aspects that relate to the use of Spanish in the community.

Reading Lists

Books
** Recommended Text
Mar-Molinero, C. The Spanish Speaking World. A Practical Introduction to Sociolinguistic Issues.. London: Routledge
Lipski, J. (1994) Latin American Spanish. London: Longman
Mar-Molinero, C (forthcoming). The Politics of Language in the Spanish-Speaking World. London: Routledge
Stewart, M. (1999) The Spanish Language: Today. London: Routledge
Lozano, Domingo. Lenguaje Femenino, Lenguaje Masculino Condiciona Nuestro Sexo la Forma de Hablar?. Madrid: Minerva Ediciones
Milroy, L. (1987) Observing and Analysing Natural Language. Oxford: Blackwell