Provides an overview of major trends and issues in Hispanic linguistics, including phonology, syntax, dialectology, sociolinguistics, discourse analysis,text linguistics, semiotics, history of the Spanish language, language acquisition, and applied linguistics. May be repeated up to 7 total credit hours. Same as SPAN 7440. Requisites: Restricted to graduate students only.
Treats topics within the scope of Spanish first and second language acquisition and the speech of bilinguals. Other topics include contrasting linguistics, interlingual stages of learning, and code switching as they relate to language acquisition. Same as Span 7460. Requisites: Restricted to graduate students only.
All doctoral students must register for not fewer than 30 hours of dissertation credit as part of the requirements for the degree. For a detailed discussion of doctoral dissertation credit, refer to the Graduate School section. Requisites: Restricted to Spanish (SPAN) graduate students only.
