Spanish Linguistics

Code:

LA018

Acronym:

LINESP

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Spanish Linguistics

Instance: 2020/2021 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Portuguese and Romance Studies
Course/CS Responsible:	Bachelor in Applied Languages

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
LA	11	LA - Study Plan	2	-	6	52	162
LLC	21	LLC - Monodisciplinary Study Plan	2	-	6	52	162
			3
		LLC - Bidisciplinar Study Plan (Two Foreign Languages)	3	-	6	52	162

Teaching language

Spanish
Obs.: Spanish

Objectives

Students are aimed to acquire enough knowledge about Spanish morphology and syntax, so that they can compare them to similar aspects in other languages. Likewise, they are aimed to understand the connection between Linguistics and other fields, specifically regarding the relation that settles down between language, society and culture.

Learning outcomes and competences

- Reflect upon linguistic system of Spanish language, by identifying the main aspects related to communication and language.
- Understand the relations that settle down among the several language sub- systems (from the morpheme to the text).
- Put theoretical knowledge into practice (morphological and syntactical analysis).  
- Learn and use properly the metalanguage of Spanish language.

Working method

Presencial

Pre-requirements (prior knowledge) and co-requirements (common knowledge)

Not applicable

Program

1. Basics of Linguistics
2. Spanish morphology aspects
  2.1. Word classes
  2.2. Word structure: lexemes and morphemes
  2.3. Spanish word formation processes
  2.4. The segmentation of the words: morphological analysis
3. Syntax themes
  3.1. Definition of syntagma and syntagma types
  3.2. Basical syntactic functions
  3.3. About syntagma types and syntactic functions
3.4. Syntactical analysis
   3.4.1. Simple sentence
   3.4.2. Compound sentence
   3.4.3. Complex sentence

Mandatory literature

Gutiérrez Araus, M. L. et ál.; Introducción a la lengua española, Editorial Universitaria Ramón Areces, 2005
Gómez Manzano, P. et ál.; Ejercicios de gramática y de expresión (con nociones teóricas), Editorial Universitaria Ramón Areces, 2007
García-Macho, María Lourdes; Cuesta Martínez, Paloma; Gómez Manzano, Pilar; García-Page, Mario; Conocimientos básicos de lengua española, Editorial Centro de Estudios Universitarios Ramón Areces, 2017. ISBN: 9788499612713
García-Page Sánchez, M.; Cuestiones de morfología española, Editorial Universitaria Ramón Areces
Miranda, J. A. ; La formación de palabras en español, Ediciones Colegio de España, 1994
Varela Ortega, S.; Fundamentos de morfología, Síntesis, 2008

Complementary Bibliography

Gutiérrez Ordóñez, Salvador ; Forma y sentido en sintaxis, Madrid: Arco/Libros, 2002. ISBN: 978-84-7635-525-1
Gutiérrez Ordóñez, Salvador; La oración y sus funciones, Madrid: Arco/Libros, 1997. ISBN: 978-84-7635-283-0
Gutiérrez Ordóñez, Salvador; Principios de sintaxis funcional, Madrid: Arco/Libros, 1997. ISBN: 978-84-7635-282-3
Alarcos Llorach, Emilio; Estudios de gramática funcional del español, Madrid: Gredos, 1999. ISBN: 978-84-249-0767-9
Alarcos Llorach, Emilio ; Gramática de la lengua española, Madrid: Espasa Calpe, 2000. ISBN: 978-84-239-7840-3
Gutiérrez Ordóñez, Salvador; Temas, remas, focos, tópicos y comentarios, Madrid: Arco/Libros, 2000. ISBN: 978-84-7635-268-7
Matte Bon, Francisco; Gramática comunicativa del español, Madrid: Edelsa, 1995. ISBN: 978-84-7711-104-7
Bosque, Ignacio & Violeta Demonte (dirs.); Gramática descriptiva de la lengua española, Madrid: Espasa Calpe, 1999. ISBN: 978-84-239-7917-2. 3 vols.
Real Academia Española; Nueva gramática de la lengua española. Manual, Madrid: Espasa Calpe, 2010. ISBN: 9788467032819
Real Academia Española; Nueva gramática de la lengua española, Madrid: Espasa Calpe, 2009. ISBN: 978-84-670-3207-9. 2 vols.

Teaching methods and learning activities

This not mandatory class attendance UC is divided into theory/practice and tutorial sessions.
Study materials (whose content complements what will be taught during the sessions) will be available in AEFLUP´s copy shop.
Proposed exercises will be available at Sigarra before each session.
Class attendance is not mandatory but is highly recommended.

Software

www.rae.es

keywords

Humanities > language sciences > Linguistics > Applied linguistics
Humanities > language sciences > Linguistics > Comparative linguistics
Humanities > language sciences > Linguistics > Grammar
Humanities > language sciences > Languages > Modern languages > European languages > Romance languages

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Exame	70,00
Trabalho escrito	30,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	83,00
Frequência das aulas	54,00
Trabalho de investigação	25,00
Total:	162,00

Eligibility for exams

Accordance with Assessment Regulations in force.

Calculation formula of final grade

Mandatory group writing assignment  – 30% of final grade; Exam – 70% of final grade.

Students who fail to deliver the mandatory written assignement will not be allowed to go the exam in both assessment periods (ordinary and extraordinary). 

Examinations or Special Assignments

Not applicable

Internship work/project

Not applicable

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

In accordance with the Assessment Regulations in force.

Classification improvement

In accordance with the Assessment Regulations in force.
The improvement of classification is only provided for the written exam.

Observations

This year the mandatory assignement will focus on Sociolinguistics.

The theoretical/practical exam will be organized from a text.

Students do not need to get a minimum mark in the exam for the mark obtained in the group written assignment to be added.

All informations needed to complete this class will be handed in throughout the first class sessions and will be available online at Sigarra.