SPANISH 410 is a course on analytical and practical study of contemporary Spanish pronunciation (phonetics and phonology). The overall objective is to bring an understanding of the phonetic features of Spanish sounds and how these sounds interact (phonology) forming syllables, words, sentences and discourse. Furthermore, students in this class are encouraged to develop good auditory perception of the Spanish sounds as they study various dialects of the language. Students are expected to understand and use the notions of phonetics and phonology discussed in class, which build from the prerequisite course, SPANISH 330.
Required text: Guitart, Jorge. 2004. Sonido y sentido: Teoria ypractica de la pronunciacion del espanol con audio CD. Washington,D.C.: Georgetown University Press. (Please bring the textbook to every class session.)