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| HEVL0004-1 | General Linguistics
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| Duration : | 30h Th |
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| Lecturer : | Christophe Leveau |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Course contents :
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| The course is built around four axes.
1) Synchronic linguistics: the study of characteristics which are universal to all languages, general concepts of linguistics and the contributions made by major linguistic trends;
2) Sociolinguistics: the study of the use of varieties of French in terms of social and cultural variables; study of the notion of "language register" or "language level"; examination of the sociolinguistic works of W. Labov;
3) Semantics : notion of "meaning", lexical ambiguity (homonymy, polysemy), meaning and usage, semantic field, semantic analysis.
4) Phonetics: the study of sounds and phonemes in the French language; writing exercises using the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA).
5) Diachronic linguistics: the study of changes to the French languages from the Romanisation of Gaul to the present day; the foundations of different patois, dialects and regional languages in France and Belgium; |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| Students will be able to carry out a rigorous examination of the French language and its evolution using the linguistic concepts addressed during class. Students will also be able to use concepts in a practical way to update the linguistic functions of a known or unknown language.
Moreover, students will be able to identify certain language use which does not conform to standard French, whether this be specific terms, turns of phrase or language register. Students will be able to give an equivalent of these terms and turns of phrase in standard French.
Finally, students will be able to explain the system of producing French sounds and be able to graphically transcribe these sounds using the IPA. |
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| No particular pre-requisites. |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| The course alternates between lectures, problem-based learning, carrying out exercises and reading documents.
Student participation in the theory course is compulsory, as is preparation of exercises at home. A certain amount of personal investment outside class hours is therefore required of students. |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| - Syllabus including theoretical explanations, texts and exercises.
- Two pieces of compulsory reading :
YAGUELLO (M.), Catalogue des idées reçues sur la langue, Paris, Seuil, 2004.
HUCHON (M.), Histoire de la langue française, Paris, LGF-Le Livre de Poche
(coll. "Références"), 2002.
RECOMMENDED READIND :
A bibliography will be distributed during class.
MAIN RESOURCES USED BY THE TEACHER :
DUCROT (O.), SCHAEFFER (J.-M.), Nouveau Dictionnaire encyclopédique des sciences du langage, Paris, Seuil, 1995.
KLINKENBERG (J.-M.), Des langues romanes. Introduction aux études de linguistique romane, Louvain-la-Neuve: Duculot, 1994.
REY (A.), DUVAL (F.), SIOUFFI (G.), Mille ans de langue française : histoire d'une passion, Paris, Perrin, 2007.
MOREAU (M.-L.), Sociolinguistique, Sprimont, Mardaga, 1997.
SOUTET (O.), Linguistique, Paris, PUF, 1996.
WALTER, H., Le français dans tous les sens, Paris, Laffont, 1998. |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| Written examination in June including open questions and one or more multiple choice questions. |
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Contacts :
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| Christophe Leveau : christophe.leveau@ulg.ac.be |
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