ELS 230 - History of the Spanish Language

Institution:

CUNY LaGuardia Community College

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Description:

This course traces the development of the Spanish language from the Vulgar Latin of the Middle Ages to contemporary Standard Spanish. The course focuses on the historical and cultural factors that determined changes in the morphological, lexical, phonological, semantic and syntactic development of modern Spanish. The influence of Arabic, the Amerindian and African languages, as well as contact with modern English will be considered. Taught in Spanish.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

www.lagcc.cuny.edu

Phone Number:

(718) 482-7200

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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