PORT 325
Survey of Luso-Brazilian Linguistics
Spanish and Portuguese
College of Humanities
Course Description
Introduction to linguistics of Portuguese: phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, history of the Portuguese language, philology, dialectology, sociolinguistics, and psycholinguistics.
When Taught
Winter
Grade Rule
Grade Rule 8: A, B, C, D, E, I (Standard grade rule)
Min
3
Fixed
3
Fixed
3
Fixed
0
Title
Explain general principles of linguistics
Learning Outcome
Identify and explain the foundational concepts of linguistics.
Title
Describe major subfields of linguistics
Learning Outcome
Describe elements of the sound system, the structure of words and sentences, and the semantic properties of Portuguese.
Title
Relate linguistic principles to language variation
Learning Outcome
Relate basic principles of linguistics and knowledge of its major subfields to how language varies socially, geographically, and temporally.
