LING (SPAN) 8450

Advanced Topics in Spanish Sociolinguistics and Dialectology

Credit Hours:

Topics in the study of sociolinguistics and dialectology, particularly related to Romance Languages. The topics covered in the course include (but are not limited to) quantitative methods in sociolinguistics and dialectology, language change/grammaticalization, sociophonetics, and language contact in the Romance speaking world. Taught in Spanish.

Prerequisites:

SPAN(LING) 6450 or LING 4860/6860 or permission of department

Level:

Graduate

Course information

Schedule

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Spring 2026

Fall 2025

Instructors of this Course

Lewis C. (Chad) Howe

Professor

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