Comparative Romance Linguistics
(also offered as LING 2P94)
Romance languages; their structures, related concepts, differences and mutual influences.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite: one of FREN 1F90, GERM 1F90, ITAL 1F90, SPAN 1F90 or LING 1F94 or permission of the instructor.
Note: given in English. May be counted as part of a major program in French, Italian or Spanish.
Romance Linguistics
Linguistic theories, methods and problems as applied to French, Italian and Spanish. Phonetic structure, morphology, syntax and semantics.
Lectures, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite: one of FREN 2F00, GERM 2F20, ITAL 2F00, SPAN 2F00.
Note: given in English. May be counted as part of a major program in French, Italian or Spanish.
Medieval Literature and Culture
Literature and culture of the Middle Ages in Europe. Works selected from among poetry, the epic and the romance.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite: one of FREN 2F03, GERM 2F20, ITAL 2F00, SPAN 2F00 or permission of the instructor.
Note: given in English. May be counted as part of a major program in French, German, Italian or Spanish.
Renaissance Literature and Culture
The Renaissance as transcultural phenomenon; historical and geographical parameters; social and political factors in its emergence and development; intellectual and aesthetic foundations as expressed in essential literary texts and essays.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite: one of FREN 2F03, GERM 2F20, ITAL 2F00, SPAN 2F00 or permission of the instructor.
Note: given in English. May be counted as part of a major program in French, German, Italian or Spanish.
Modern Narratives
French, German, Italian and Hispanic 20th-century narrative writing. May include avant-garde, surrealist, existentialist, modernist and postmodernist issues.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite: one of FREN 2F03, GERM 2F20, ITAL 2F00, SPAN 2F00 or permission of the instructor.
Note: given in English. May be counted as part of a major program in French, German, Italian or Spanish.
Translation Studies
Historical and contemporary perspectives on translation theory and practice. Topics may include: the role of the translator, comparative/contrastive analysis, intercultural equivalence and interference, problems in literary and technical translations.
Lectures, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite: one of FREN 2F03, GERM 2F20, ITAL 2F00, SPAN 2F00 or permission of the instructor.
Note: given in English. May be counted as part of a major program in French, German, Italian or Spanish.
The Contemporary Picture Book
Selection of contemporary children's picture books from around the world. Dialogue between text and image. Theory of the picture book.
Lectures, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite: one of FREN 2F03, GERM 2F20, ITAL 2F00, SPAN 2F00 or permission of the instructor.
Note: given in English. May be counted as part of a major program in French, German, Italian or Spanish.
History of Romance Languages
Formation and evolution of the Romance languages from. Ttheir origins to the present day. Factors affecting language change: internal history (sounds and inflection) and external forces (politics, society, thought).
Lectures, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisites: MLLC 2P94; one of FREN 2F00, ITAL 2F00, SPAN 2F00.
Note: given in English. May be counted as part of a major program in French, Italian and Spanish.