The Romance family is one of the most widely-spoken and politically important language families, with historical written records going back over two millennia to the common linguistic ancestor, Latin. Given the vast number of living speakers and the richness of the historical record, this language family has formed an important test-bed for hypotheses about how languages differ and the way languages change over time, and for the development of linguistic theory. The goal of this course is to introduce students to the history and linguistic characteristics of the Romance family, which includes such languages as French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese and other national, regional or contact-based languages and varieties. The course explores the history of the family, including sound change, grammatical change and contact, from Latin to the present day, and also covers key concepts relevant to the linguistics of Romance languages.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
- describe and analyse the evolution of Romance languages and their links to Latin;
- describe and analyse the common and different aspects of the sound systems and grammars of the Romance languages.
- describe and analyse the social and historical aspects relevant to Romance Linguistics.
- engage with current literature in Romance Linguistics;
- produce a research paper on an aspect of one or several Romance languages;
Other Information
Students wishing to count this subject towards their language major at ANU (e.g. Italian or Spanish major) must negotiate and agree on the language use for assessment with their corresponding language program convenor prior to the start of the course and let the convenor of this subject know in writing.
Latin majors are expected to write their essays in English.
Indicative Assessment
- Test 1 (take-home) (20) [LO 1,2,3,4]
- Test 2 (take-home) (20) [LO 1,2,3,4]
- Research paper (2000 words for paper in English; 1500 words for a paper in an approved Romance language***) (35) [LO 1,2,3,4,5]
- Oral presentation of research paper (10 min, in English or an approved Romance language***) (15) [LO 1,2,3,4,5]
- Class engagement and participation (10) [LO 1,2,3]
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Workload
130 hours of total student learning time made up from:
a) 42 hours of contact over 12 weeks, including recorded/online and tutorial activities, and
b) 88 hours of independent student research, reading and writing.
Inherent Requirements
N/A.
Requisite and Incompatibility
Prescribed Texts
TBA on Wattle.
Assumed Knowledge
Some working knowledge of a Romance language is highly recommended.
Fees
Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.
Commonwealth Support (CSP) Students
If you have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). More information about your student contribution amount for each course at Fees.
- Student Contribution Band:
- 1
- Unit value:
- 6 units
If you are a domestic graduate coursework student with a Domestic Tuition Fee (DTF) place or international student you will be required to pay course tuition fees (see below). Course tuition fees are indexed annually. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found at Fees.
Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.
| Units | EFTSL |
|---|---|
| 6.00 | 0.12500 |
Course fees
- Domestic fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2024 | $4080 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2024 | $5280 |
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First Semester
| Class number | Class start date | Last day to enrol | Census date | Class end date | Mode Of Delivery | Class Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3618 | 19 Feb 2024 | 26 Feb 2024 | 05 Apr 2024 | 24 May 2024 | In Person | View |