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| LROM0024-1 | Introduction to general linguistics and semiology
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| Duration : | 30h Th |
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| Number of credits : |
| Bachelor in Ancient Languages and Literatures, Classics, 1st year | | First semester | | 3 |
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| Bachelor in modern languages and literatures, general orientation, 1st year | | First semester | | 3 |
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| Bachelor in modern languages and literatures, general orientation, 1st year | | Toute l'année | | 3 |
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| Bachelor in modern languages and literatures, general orientation, 2nd year | | First semester | | 3 |
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| Bachelor in Ancient Languages and Literatures: Oriental Studies, 1st year | | First semester | | 3 |
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| Bachelor in Ancient Languages and Literatures: Oriental Studies, 2nd year | | First semester | | 3 |
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| Bachelor in philosophy, 1st year | | First semester | | 4 |
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| Bachelor in French and Romance Languages and Literatures, 1st year | | First semester | | 4 |
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| Bachelor in French and Romance Languages and Literatures, 2nd year | | First semester | | 3 |
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| One-year preliminary programme leading to the Master in Linguistics | | First semester | | 4 |
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| One-year preliminary programme leading to the Master in Ancient Languages and Literatures, eastern orientation | | First semester | | 3 |
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| Bachelor in Psychology and Education : Speech and Language Therapy
, 2nd year | | First semester | | 3 |
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| One-year preliminary programme leading to the Master in Speech Therapy | | First semester | | 3 |
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| Lecturer : | François Provenzano |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Course contents :
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| This course aims to provide certain historical, conceptual and methodological bases which are useful for following a university course where the study of language or languages and other sign systems constitutes a significant or central part. The course should therefore be taken depending on the various skills which students will develop in their respective study paths: linguistic description (current use or aesthetic use of language), learning a foreign language, language didactics, linguistic diagnosis, philosophy of language or the history of ideas of the 20TH century.
The course consists of three main items, of unequal importance.
1. History. This consists of situating the general linguistic situation and semiology within the history of linguistic ideas, to understand the challenges of these two disciplines which appeared in the 20TH century in terms of the successive changes which have occurred since antiquity in our approaches to linguistic phenomena.
2. Theory and methodology, by far the most important part of the course. Initially, this will consist of presenting the main tools of descriptive linguistics, distinguishing the different possible levels of analysis, each time providing precise examples. Secondly, it will consists of problematising the application of these concepts and methods to sign systems other than language. Semiology will be viewed from a double perspective: on the one hand, being attentive to the production of meaning, on the other, its reception and interpretation.
3. Reading and commenting upon theoretical texts and linguistic analysis and/or semiology. This last stage is designed as a cumulation of the skills acquired during the previous two stages: on the one hand, it considers the high points in linguistic thought and/or modern semiology; on the other hand, these moments will be commentated upon for their theoretical contribution, enabling a consideration of some problems set out in point 2. (This 3rd part : only for students from BA2 LLM and BA2 LLFR).
A detailed course outline will be made available to students. |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| By the end of the course, students should be able to:
a) recognise the main historical stages in the evolution of linguistic thought;
b) define and manipulate the main concepts of linguistic analysis;
c) use the main methods of linguistic analysis to formally identify the units of a simple statement and their relationship to meaning;
d) provide specific examples of general linguistic phenomena;
e) identify common points and differences between the operation of a linguistic system and that of other sign systems;
f) understand and briefly comment upon a theoretical text or linguistic or semiotic analysis seen in class (only for students from BA2 LLM and BA2 LLFR). |
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| Good oral and written command of mother tongue. |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| Lectures, with discussion between teacher and students. At the start of each session, students can ask questions about the preceding session.
The course does not anticipate practical work sessions, but some parts of the sessions will include the analysis of case study analysis by students and commented upon by the teacher. |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| Face-to-face only. |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| No syllabus is proposed. Students will take notes during class; their presence in class is therefore compulsory. To complete their notes or study a subject in greater detail, they can refer to the following references which are provided for information and will be commented upon during the first class.
Bernard COLOMBAT, Jean-Marie FOURNIER et Christian PUECH, Histoire des idées sur le langage et les langues, Paris, Klincksieck, 2010.
Jean DUBOIS et alii, Dictionnaire de linguistique et des sciences du langage, Paris, Larousse, 1999.
Oswald DUCROT & Jean-Marie SCHAEFFER, Nouveau dictionnaire encyclopédique des sciences du langage, Paris, Seuil, coll. "Points-essais", 1995.
Jean-Marie KLINKENBERG, Précis de sémiotique générale, Paris, Seuil, coll. "Points-essais", 2000.
Dominique MAINGUENEAU, Aborder la linguistique, éd. revue et corrigée, Paris, Seuil, coll. "Points-essais", 2009.
André MARTINET, Eléments de linguistique générale, 5e éd., Paris, Armand Colin, 2008.
Olivier SOUTET, Linguistique, Paris, PUF, coll. "Quadrige manuels", 2005.
For the last part of the course (see above "General overview", only for students from BA2 LLM and BA2 LLFR), students are requested to read the following texts :
Algirdas Julien GREIMAS, "L'actualité du saussurisme", Le Français moderne, 1956, no 24, pp. 191-203.
Roman JAKOBSON, "Deux aspects du langage et deux types d'aphasie" [1956], dans Essais de linguistique générale, Paris, Minuit, coll. "Arguments", 1963, pp. 43-67.
Emile BENVENISTE, "L'appareil formel de l'énonciation" [1970], dans Problèmes de linguistique générale, t. II, Paris, Gallimard, 1974, pp. 79-88.
Umberto ECO, "James Bond: une combinatoire narrative", Communications, 8: L'analyse structurale du récit [1966], Paris, Seuil, coll. "Points-essais", 1981, pp. 83-99.
Roland BARTHES, "Le vin et le lait" et "Le bifteck et les frites", dans Mythologies, Paris, Seuil, 1957, pp. 69-74.
Versions will be posted on "MyULg" portal. |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| Written exam, during the January session ; duration : max. 3h. Three types of knowledge and skills will be assessed: a) encyclopaedic knowledge of the history of linguistic thought and concepts of linguistic/semiological analysis; b) linguistic and semiological analysis skills; c) skills in commenting upon theoretical texts seen in class (only for students from BA 2 LLM and BA2 LLFR). |
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Organizational remarks :
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| IMPORTANT :
During year 2011-2012, the course will split in two groups of students :
- for students from BA1 modern languages and lit., BA1 in romance languages and lit., BA1 and BA3 in philosophy, BA1, 2 and 3 in ancient languages and lit., Logopedy : 1st term, Fridays, from 5 to 7 PM, classroom Wilmotte.
- for students from BA2 modern languages and lit., and BA2 romance languages and lit. : 1st term, Wednesdays, from 8 to 10 AM, classroom Wilmotte.
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Contacts :
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| Surgery hours : Wednesdays, 10AM-12AM, Office A2/4/4.
Mail : Francois.Provenzano@ulg.ac.be
Tel. office : 04 366 56 45.
Secretary : V. Hamoir and C. Jouck. |
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