- Instructor
- J. César Félix-Brasdefer
- Location
- BH 015
- Days and Times
- TR 1:15P - 2:30P
- Course Description
Variable Title: Pragmatics: Language use in context
Prerequisite: HISP-S 326 or Consent of the DepartmentThe objective of this course is to examine language use in context (pragmatics) and sociolinguistic variation in different varieties of Spanish. The first part of the course covers the foundational concepts of pragmatics: meaning, context, speech acts, reference, politeness/impoliteness, and discourse analysis. This course will look at grammatical concepts (conditional, subjunctive, negation, preterit/imperfect, word order, etc.) from a pragmatic perspective using data from native and non-native speakers. The second part of the course applies these notions to pragmatic and sociolinguistic variation by examining the effect of social factors (e.g. region, age, social class) on communicative language use. We will analyze data in Spanish from different sources such as colloquial conversation, institutional discourse, and controlled settings using oral and written questionnaires. Finally, students will learn the principles for writing a research paper.
This course carries CASE N&M credit.
HISP-S 429 #6090 1:15P - 2:30P TR BH 015 Prof. César Félix-Brasdefer
Note: This class meets with HISP-S 498 #10072.
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