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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 | | 3 |
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| Bachelor in modern languages and literatures, general orientation, 1st year | | 3 |
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| Bachelor in modern languages and literatures, general orientation, 1st year | | 3 |
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| Bachelor in Ancient Languages and Literatures: Oriental Studies, 1st year | | 3 |
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| Bachelor in Ancient Languages and Literatures: Oriental Studies, 2nd year | | 3 |
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| Bachelor in philosophy, 1st year | | 4 |
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| Bachelor in French and Romance Languages and Literatures, 1st year | | 4 |
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| One-year preliminary programme leading to the Master in Linguistics | | 4 |
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| One-year preliminary programme leading to the Master in Ancient Languages and Literatures, eastern orientation | | 3 |
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| Bachelor in Psychology and Education : Speech and Language Therapy
, 2nd year | | 3 |
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| One-year preliminary programme leading to the Master in Speech Therapy | | 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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Organisation and examination :
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| Teaching in the first semester, review in January |
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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 two 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.
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. |
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| Good oral and written command of French. |
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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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| A syllabus is proposed (electronic version); this syllabus was made by the students from the previous academic years and corrected by the teacher. 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.
Cl. HAGEGE, L'Homme de paroles. Contribution linguistique aux sciences humaines, Paris, Fayard, 1985 ; en part. chap. IX. 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. |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| Written exam, during the January session ; duration : max. 3h. Two 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. |
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Work placement(s) :
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Organizational remarks :
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| The course will take place only during the 1st term, on Fridays, from 5 to 7 PM, classroom Wilmotte (A2/3/320).
Resumption : Friday 21/9/2012, 17h. |
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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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