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Study programmes 2010-2011Last update : 11/04/2011
LROM0175-1  Historical and epistemological problems of language science
Duration :  30h Th
Credits/ECTS :  
Master in Linguistics, Research focus, 1st yearSecond semester5
Holder(s) :  Sémir Badir
Language :  French language
Course contents :  The course is dedicated to the study of the autographies and non-autographic written work of Ferdinand de Saussure (1857-1913), the father of modern linguistics. The problems dealt with are philological (the problems specific to establishing theoretical texts), historical (how were these texts received in the 20th century) and epistemological (to which form of critical questioning are we led through the study of these texts).
Course objective :  1. To develop a heuristic reading of the scientific texts.
2. To compare the linguistic study with the philosophical study of the language.
Prerequisites :  none
Organization :  To be fixed.
Written notes :  Ferdinand de Saussure, Ecrits de linguistique générale, Paris, Gallimard, 2002.
Assessment :  Written work (5-10 pages).
Contacts :  Sémir Badir
Department of Romance Languages and Literature
3 place Cockerill B-4000 Liège
4th floor

Semir.Badir@ulg.ac.be

Secretariat: Vanessa Hamoir 04 366 56 50
Remarks :  Active participation during classes is required.


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