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I'm planning on creating a crossblooded sorcerer, however I know that the spells known by the sorcerer decreases by one for each spell level, meaning that normally the sorcerer would not be able to for example cast level 2 spells until level 5 even though it has spell slots for level 2 spells at level 4. My question involving Expanded arcana is this:
Can expanded arcana be used to learn (not cast) a spell with a spell level higher than a sorcerer can normally cast? For example, could I learn a level 2 spell at level 3 using expanded arcana in order to have something to cast when I start casting level 2 spells at level 4?
Here's the description of expanded arcana for clarity:
"Expanded Arcana
Your research has revealed new spells.
Prerequisites: Caster level 1st, see Special.
Benefit: Add one spell from your class's spell list to your list of spells known. This is in addition to the number of spells normally gained at each new level in your class. You may instead add two spells from your class's spell list to your list of spells known, but both of these spells must be at least one level lower than the highest level spell you can cast in that class. Once made, these choices cannot be changed.
Special: You can only take this feat if you possess levels in a class whose spellcasting relies on a limited list of spells known, such as the bard, oracle, and sorcerer.
You can gain Expanded Arcana multiple times."
My reading is unless you are picking two spells with expanded arcana, there is no limit to the level of the spell learnt, even if the caster could can not actually cast the spell learnt due to caster level.