French Linguistics

Objectives

(1) Develop basic skills of linguistic analysis necessary to understand how the French language works;
(2) Describe phonological, morphological, syntactic and semantic properties of French, in a comparative perspective;
(3) Characterize linguistic aspects of different French varieties and of written and spoken language.

General characterization

Code

01100195

Credits

6.0

Responsible teacher

Matilde Alves Gonçalves Carvalho

Hours

Weekly - 4

Total - 168

Teaching language

Portuguese

Prerequisites

Although there are no formal prerequisites, the students are advised to complete the course Introduction to Language Sciences previously and to have a good mastery of the French language.

Bibliography

Chiss, J. L., Filliolet, J., Maingueneau, D. (2001) Introduction à la linguistique française. Tome I . Notions fondamentales, phonétique, lexique. Paris : Hachette Supérieur.
Chiss, J. L , L., Filliolet, J., Maingueneau, D. (2001) Introduction à la linguistique française. Tome II. Synttaxe, communication et poétique. Paris : Hachette Supérieur.
Huot, H. (2001) Morphologie. Forme et sens des mots en français. Paris : Armand Colin.
Picoche, J. & C. Marchello-Nizia. 1998. Histoire de la langue française. Paris: Nathan.
Riegel, M. Pellat, J. C., Rioul (2018) La Grammaire Méthodique du français. Paris: P.U.F . 7ª ed. revista.
Walter, H. (1988). Le français dans tous les sens. Robert Laffont.

Teaching method

Lectures and practical classes (discussion and presentation of individual and group work, analysis and discussion workshop).

Face-to-face teaching.

Evaluation method

Evaluation Methodologies

two written tests (35% each);

oral presentation in pairs (on a topic to be selected with the teacher) (20%);

class participation (10%)

Subject matter

- Essential elements of the history of the French language
- Concepts of language
- French variations, and francophony
- Linguistic change
- Phonetic and phonological characteristics of French
- Word formation processes
- Some syntactic constructions characteristic of the French language
- Some stylistic and textual dimensions in French language texts
- The French language according to mode (written and oral) and register (formal and informal)

Programs

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