The Structure of Spanish

HISP-S427 - Prof. Amaral — spring 2025

The picture shows concordances for the construction ''andar + gerund" found in a corpus of contemporary Spanish.
Instructor
Patrícia Amaral
Location
BH 338
Days and Times
MW 3:55P-5:10P
Course Description

Prerequisite: HISP-S 326; or equivalent

In this course, we will study the grammatical structure of Spanish, particularly the structure of words (morphology) and the rules that allow us to combine words to create sentences (syntax). After studying the properties of lexical categories (noun, verb, adjective, adverb, preposition, etc.), we will focus on the properties of phrases (noun phrase, verb phrase, prepositional phrase, etc.) and their functions within a sentence. Next, we will study the types of simple and complex sentences. Our approach in this course is descriptive and includes the study of morphological and syntactic variation found in Spanish dialects. Additionally, a historical perspective on many morphological and syntactic topics will be presented, allowing students to understand the reasons behind the variation in Spanish and the relationship between Spanish and other Romance languages.

HISP-S 427     #9119      3:55P-5:10P       MW        BH 338         Prof. Amaral

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