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| LROM0025-3 | Introduction to historical linguistics of French (history of the language and its phonetic system)
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| Duration : | 30h Th, 15h Pr |
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| Lecturer : | Marie‑Guy Boutier |
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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 lecture contains two parts.
1° The student is introduced to historical linguistics of French by a course of historical phonetics (study about the changes of the sounds composing a word from his birth up to now).
2° He is introduced to history of the French language by a personal reading of a book (see the references below) and by an analysis of texts. |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| To learn the main mechanisms of evolution of the sounds and to be able to reconstitute the phonetic evolution of french words.
To know the main steps in the history of French language and to be able to recognize the age of a text. |
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| None. |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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- Exercises on WebCT .
- Phonetic exercises and texts readind.
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| Friday 3 p.m-4 p.m (first half of the year)
Friday 3 p.m-5 p.m (second half of the year) |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| Plan of the lessons on WebCT. |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| Written examination. |
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Contacts :
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| Marie-Guy Boutier.
Pascale Renders, assistante.Marie Steffens, aspirante FNRS. |
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