French 321RL - History of Romance Languages
Spring
2015
01
4.00
Esther Castro
TTH 11:30AM-12:45PM
Mount Holyoke College
90766
Ciruti 206
ecuenca@mtholyoke.edu
91162,91252,90879,90766
This course examines the structural evolution of Romance languages from Vulgar Latin to contemporary forms. A chronological account will be organized around themes of persistence (inheritance from Latin) and innovation (structural change). We will begin by exploring different theories about linguistic change. Then, using concrete examples, we will analyze the main stages of development of Romance languages by focusing on different features at all linguistic levels and relating them to historical and sociological factors.
Prereq: two of the following courses: French 215, 219, 225, or 230.
Students wishing to obtain 300-level credit in French must read texts and write papers in French to receive credit. This is a multimedia course where students achieve digital literacy. Technical support is provided in Audacity, Photoshop, iMovie, and iDVD