Introduction to Language 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
a) to recognize and describe linguistic aspects that differentiate stages of the history of the peninsular languages
b) to recognize and describe linguistic aspects that differentiate peninsular languages and dialects.
c) to apply instruments of linguistic analysis to varieties of the peninsular languages.
d) to characterize the situation of Portuguese and Spanish around the world.
Prerequisites
None.
Subject matter
1. Variation and change – general concepts and methodological issues
2. Languages and dialects of the Iberian Peninsula
2.1. Historical perspective – linguistic differentiation
2.2. The official languages (Portuguese, Mirandese, Spanish and Castillian, Galician, Catalan and Basque)
2.3. Standardization and language policy
2.4. Internal varieties of Portuguese
2.5. Internal varieties of Spanish
3. The diaspora of the peninsular languages
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