Introduction to Linguistic Diversity in the Iberian Peninsula
Code
711131071
Academic unit
Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas
Department
Linguística
Credits
6
Teacher in charge
Maria Sousa Lobo Gonçalves
Weekly hours
4
Teaching language
Portuguese
Objectives
At the end of the course, the student should be able to:
a) understand the relativity of the notions of language and dialect;
b) identify and describe linguistic differences between different stages of peninsular languages;
c) identify and describe linguistic differences between peninsular languages and dialects;
d) relate diachronic, geographic and social variation in the peninsular context;
e) apply descriptive tools in the analysis of peninsular linguistic varieties;
f) characterize the (socio)linguistic situations of the different peninsular regions;
g) characterize the situation of Spanish and Portuguese worldwide.
Prerequisites
None.
Subject matter
1. Variation and change - concepts and methodologies
1.1. Questioning the concepts of language and dialect
1.2. Relating synchronic and diachronic variation
1.3. Sources and methods for the study of variation
2. Languages and dialects of the Iberian Peninsula
2.1. Historical perspective - language differentiation
2.1.1. From Latin to the Romance languages: the situation of the peninsular languages
2.1.2. Language change: external and internal factors
2.1.3. Main changes in the history of Spanish (compared to changes in the history of Portuguese)
2.2.Official languages in the Iberian Peninsula
2.2.1. Linguistic and sociolinguistic characterization
2.2.2. Bilinguism and diglossia
2.2.3. Standardization and language policy
2.3. Internal varieties of Portuguese: phonologic, morphosyntactic and lexical variation
2.4. Internal varieties of Spanish: phonologic, morphosyntactic and lexical variation
3. The Iberian languages in the world
Bibliography
Cano Aguilar, Rafael. 1992. El español a través de los tiempos, Madrid, Arco Libros, 3ª ed.
García Mouton, Pilar. 1994. Lenguas y dialectos de España, Madrid, Arco Libros.
Hualde, José Ignacio, Antxon Olarrea y Anna María Escobar. 2001. Introducción a la lingüística hispánica. Cambridge, (cap. 5. Historia de la lengua española; cap. 6.Variación lingüística).
Mateus, Maria Helena Mira, coord. 2002. As línguas da Península Ibérica, Actas do congresso As Línguas da Península Ibérica, Arrábida, 2001. Lisboa, Edições Colibri.
Penny, Ralph (2010). Gramática Histórica del Español. Barcelona: Ariel.
Segura, Luísa. 2013. Variedades dialetais do português europeu. In Raposo et al. orgs. Gramática do Português. Lisboa, FCG; pp. 85-142.
Teaching method
The course includes theoretical classes (supported by power point presentations) and practical classes. In the practical classes, students will be asked to analyse data from linguistic varieties and draw conclusions. Considering ´corpora´ from different iberian dialect varieties (some of them including spoken registers), students will be asked to make empirical observations regarding language variation. They will also be asked to make exercises comparing languages and identifying differences in the changes from latin to the iberian languages.
Evaluation method