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Antxon Olarrea

Contact
  • (520) 621-3749
  • Modern Languages, Rm. 538
  • Tucson, AZ 85721
  • olarrea@arizona.edu
  • Bio
  • Interests
  • Courses
  • Scholarly Contributions

Degrees

  • Ph.D. Linguistics
    • University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States
    • Pre and post-verbal subjects positions in Spanish, a minimalist approach.
  • M.A. Linguistics
    • University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States
  • B.A. Filología Hispánica
    • Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain

Awards

  • Mortar Board Faculty Recognition Award.
    • UofA Mortar Board Faculty Recognition Award., Spring 1999
    • UofA Mortar Board, Spring 2000
  • Excellence in Teaching Award
    • University of Washington, Fall 1995
  • 5-star Teaching Award
    • UofA Honors College, Spring 2020 (Award Nominee)
  • 2015-2016 Graduate College Graduate and Professional Education Teaching and Mentoring Award
    • UofA Graduate College, Spring 2016 (Award Nominee)
  • 5 Star Taching Award Finalist
    • UfoA Honors College, Spring 2015 (Award Finalist)
  • Distinguished Professor in the Humanities Teaching Award
    • UfoA College of Humanities, Spring 2010
  • University of Arizona Foundation Creative Teaching Award,
    • UofA Arizona Foundation, Spring 2003
  • Certificate of Recognition
    • UofA Graduate & Professional Student Council, Spring 2002 (Award Nominee)
  • Distinguished Innovation in Teaching Award
    • UofA College of Humanities, Spring 2001

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Courses

2021-22 Courses

  • Dissertation
    SPAN 920 (Spring 2022)
  • Dissertation
    SPAN 920 (Fall 2021)

2020-21 Courses

  • Dissertation
    SPAN 920 (Spring 2021)
  • Independent Study
    SPAN 499 (Spring 2021)
  • The Structure of Spanish
    SPAN 360 (Spring 2021)
  • Thry Span Morphosyntax
    SPAN 453 (Spring 2021)
  • Dissertation
    SPAN 920 (Fall 2020)
  • Intro to Hispanic Ling
    LING 452 (Fall 2020)
  • Intro to Hispanic Ling
    SPAN 452 (Fall 2020)
  • Spanish Syntax III
    SPAN 582C (Fall 2020)

2019-20 Courses

  • Dissertation
    SPAN 920 (Spring 2020)
  • Spanish Syntax II
    SPAN 582B (Spring 2020)
  • Thry Span Morphosyntax
    SPAN 453 (Spring 2020)
  • Dissertation
    SPAN 920 (Fall 2019)
  • Intro to Hispanic Ling
    MAS 452 (Fall 2019)
  • Intro to Hispanic Ling
    SPAN 452 (Fall 2019)
  • Spanish Syntax I
    SPAN 582A (Fall 2019)

2018-19 Courses

  • Dissertation
    SPAN 920 (Spring 2019)
  • Hispanic Linguistics
    SPAN 459 (Spring 2019)
  • Independent Study
    SPAN 699 (Spring 2019)
  • Thry Span Morphosyntax
    SPAN 453 (Spring 2019)
  • Dissertation
    SPAN 920 (Fall 2018)

2017-18 Courses

  • Dissertation
    SPAN 920 (Spring 2018)
  • Independent Study
    SPAN 699 (Spring 2018)
  • Spanish Syntax II
    SPAN 582B (Spring 2018)
  • Thry Span Morphosyntax
    SPAN 453 (Spring 2018)
  • Dissertation
    SPAN 920 (Fall 2017)
  • Independent Study
    SPAN 599 (Fall 2017)
  • Intro to Hispanic Ling
    LING 452 (Fall 2017)
  • Intro to Hispanic Ling
    SPAN 452 (Fall 2017)
  • Spanish Syntax I
    SPAN 582A (Fall 2017)

2016-17 Courses

  • Dissertation
    SPAN 920 (Spring 2017)
  • Hispanic Linguistics
    SPAN 696D (Spring 2017)
  • Thry Span Morphosyntax
    SPAN 453 (Spring 2017)
  • Intro to Hispanic Ling
    LING 452 (Fall 2016)
  • Intro to Hispanic Ling
    SPAN 452 (Fall 2016)
  • Spanish Syntax III
    SPAN 582C (Fall 2016)

2015-16 Courses

  • Independent Study
    SPAN 699 (Spring 2016)
  • Spanish Syntax II
    SPAN 582B (Spring 2016)

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Scholarly Contributions

Books

  • Olarrea, A., Hualde, J. I., Escobar, A. M., Travis, C., & Sanz, C. (2020). Introducción a la Lingüístics Hispánica, 3rd edition. Cambridge University Press. doi:10.1017/9781108770293
    More info
    New edition, in two volumes now, with a new chapter on Acquisition of Spanish, new Syntax chapter.
  • Olarrea, A., Hualde, J. I., & O'Rourke, E. (2012). Handbook of Hispanic Linguistics. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell.
  • Olarrea, A., Carvalho, A. M., & Colina, S. (2010). Romance Linguistics 2009. John Benjamins.
  • Olarrea, A., Hualde, J. I., Escobar, A. M., & Travis, C. (2010). Introducción a la Lingüística Hispánica. Introduction to Hispanic Linguistics. 2nd edition. Cambridge University Press.
  • Olarrea, A. (2005). Orígenes del lenguaje y selección natural. Origins of Language and Natural Selection.. Madrid: Editorial Sirius.
  • Olarrea, A., Hualde, J. I., & Escobar, A. M. (2002). Introducción a la Lingüística Hispánica.. Cambridge University Press.

Chapters

  • Olarrea, A. (2016). Lenguage y Biología. In Enciclopedia de Lingüística Hispánica(pp 19-30). Routledge.

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