Advanced French Linguistics
A.Y. 2022/2023
Learning objectives
The course aims to offer the French student an in-depth knowledge of the functioning of the French language system in the different communicative situations in which it is used, allowing him/her to discover the specificities of the different varieties in use outside France and to develop a capacity for critical reflection on the language.
Expected learning outcomes
Knowledge: widening of the sociolinguistic knowledge needed to reflect on the functioning of standard and non-standard French, in the different social and geographical spaces; deepening of the notions of norm and variation.
Skills: acquisition of greater familiarity with the authentic uses of French; ability to reflect on the social functions of French in the different language communities in which it is used; development of the metalinguistic reflection capacity; extension of metalanguage.
Skills: acquisition of greater familiarity with the authentic uses of French; ability to reflect on the social functions of French in the different language communities in which it is used; development of the metalinguistic reflection capacity; extension of metalanguage.
Lesson period: Second semester
Assessment methods: Esame
Assessment result: voto verbalizzato in trentesimi
Single course
This course cannot be attended as a single course. Please check our list of single courses to find the ones available for enrolment.
Course syllabus and organization
Single session
Responsible
Lesson period
Second semester
Course syllabus
Course title: French between norm and variation through dictionaries
The course is divided into three parts:
A: The description of French in contemporary monolingual dictionaries
B: Lexicographical descriptions of geographical varieties
C: As a lexicographer
Students interested in acquiring 6 cfu have to follow the program of sections A and B; students interested in acquiring 9 cfu will follow the full program.
Students who acquire a section as part of the French language LM course will follow the programme of section C and will refer to Ariel for informations.
The course aims to introduce the student to a more conscious use of the dictionary as a working tool (in the coding/decoding phase of the foreign language) and as a means of information/research on the French language, so as to be able to take a functional and critical look at the information provided in the different types of dictionaries. Through the observation of the different types of dictionaries, he will be introduced to the social and geographical variation of French. During the first section, current and institutional dictionaries will be taken into consideration; dictionaries / glossaries dedicated to socially connoted varieties will also be dealt with. The second part will be focused on differential lexicography, which deals with identifying and describing lexical peculiarities in use in French-speaking countries.
The third part aims to combine the use of the dictionary as a working/research tool with metalinguistic reflection, through the observation and writing of lexicographical records of various kinds and the analysis/elaboration of short reading notes.
The course has a website on the Ariel teaching platform, to be consulted for all the communications, and a group on the Teams platform, where teaching materials used during lessons will be collected.
The course is divided into three parts:
A: The description of French in contemporary monolingual dictionaries
B: Lexicographical descriptions of geographical varieties
C: As a lexicographer
Students interested in acquiring 6 cfu have to follow the program of sections A and B; students interested in acquiring 9 cfu will follow the full program.
Students who acquire a section as part of the French language LM course will follow the programme of section C and will refer to Ariel for informations.
The course aims to introduce the student to a more conscious use of the dictionary as a working tool (in the coding/decoding phase of the foreign language) and as a means of information/research on the French language, so as to be able to take a functional and critical look at the information provided in the different types of dictionaries. Through the observation of the different types of dictionaries, he will be introduced to the social and geographical variation of French. During the first section, current and institutional dictionaries will be taken into consideration; dictionaries / glossaries dedicated to socially connoted varieties will also be dealt with. The second part will be focused on differential lexicography, which deals with identifying and describing lexical peculiarities in use in French-speaking countries.
The third part aims to combine the use of the dictionary as a working/research tool with metalinguistic reflection, through the observation and writing of lexicographical records of various kinds and the analysis/elaboration of short reading notes.
The course has a website on the Ariel teaching platform, to be consulted for all the communications, and a group on the Teams platform, where teaching materials used during lessons will be collected.
Prerequisites for admission
Lessons will be taught entirely in French. Textbooks and activities in class or for self study assume that students already have a linguistic competence of level B2.
Teaching methods
The course adopts the following teaching methods: face-to-face lessons, practical activities.
Teaching Resources
REFERENCE MATERIALS FOR ATTENDING AND NON-ATTENDING STUDENTS
PARTS A-B
- Xavier GOUVERT, Ulrike HEIDEMEIER, "Lexicographie", in AA.VV., Manuel de linguistique française, München / Boston, De Gruyter, 2015, pp. 556-582 - accessibile online tramite il catalogo Minerva della biblioteca.
- Alise LEHMANN, Lexicologie : sémantique, morphologie et lexicographie, 5. éd., Paris, Colin, 2018, pp. 255-328 - disponibile in biblioteca
- Gérard GORCY, « Les inventaires lexicaux et la lexicographie française avant le Trésor de la langue française (TLF) », in G. Antoine, B. Cerquiglini, Histoire de la langue française 1945-2000, Paris, CNRS, 2000, pp. 945-967 - disponibile in biblioteca
- Robert MARTIN, « Le Trésor de la langue française », in G. Antoine, B. Cerquiglini, Histoire de la langue française 1945-2000, Paris, CNRS, 2000, pp. 969-979 - disponibile in biblioteca
- François WESEMAEL et Roland WESEMAEL, "1955-2005: 50 ans de science reflétés dans le Petit Larousse illustré", in Monique C. Cormier et Aline Francoeur (dir.), Les dictionnaires Larousse. Genèse et évolution, Montréal, Presses de l'Université de Montréal, 2005, pp. 199-217 - - disponibile online : http://books.openedition.org/pum/10505
- Jean-Claude BOULANGER, Aline FRANCOEUR, Monique CORMIER, "Le Robert par lui-même: de l'ombre à la lumière", in Les dictionnaires Le Robert. Genèse et évolution, Montréal, Presses de l'Université de Montréal, 2003, pp. 157-188 - disponibile online : http://books.openedition.org/pum/13849
- Yves Garnier, « Les francophonismes dans le Petit Larousse », in Monique C. Cormier et Aline Francoeur (dir.), Les dictionnaires Larousse. Genèse et évolution, Montréal, Presses de l'Université de Montréal, 2005, pp. 219-248 - disponibile online : http://books.openedition.org/pum/10505
- Dorothée AQUINO-WEBER, « Panorama de la description des diatopismes du français de Suisse romande de 1691 à nos jours », Repères DoRiF n.11 - Francophonies européennes : regards historiques et perspectives contemporaines - Coordonné par C. Brancaglion et C. Molinari, 2016 - disponibile online : https://www.dorif.it/reperes/category/11-francophonies-europeennes-regards-historiques-et-perspectives-contemporaines-coordonne-par-c-brancaglion-et-c-molinari/
- Michel FRANCARD, « Le français des Belges francophones dans les dictionnaires », Repères DoRiF n.11 - Francophonies européennes : regards historiques et perspectives contemporaines, coordonné par C. Brancaglion et C. Molinari, 2016 - disponibile online : https://www.dorif.it/reperes/category/11-francophonies-europeennes-regards-historiques-et-perspectives-contemporaines-coordonne-par-c-brancaglion-et-c-molinari/
- Claude POIRIER, « Entre dépendance et affirmation : le parcours historique des lexicographes québécois », in Monique C. Cormier, Jean-Claude Boulanger (dir.), Les dictionnaires de langue française au Québec, Montréal, Les Presses de l'Université de Montréal, 2008, pp. 13-60 - disponibile online: https://books.openedition.org/pum/9929?lang=fr
- Nadine VINCENT, « Ressource électronique [Usito] », Cahiers Lexicologie, n. 115, 2019 - disponibile online : https://classiques-garnier.com/cahiers-de-lexicologie-2019-2-n-115-varia-ressource-electronique.html?displaymode=full
- Fouzia BENZAKOUR, « Le français au Maroc : de l'usage maghrébin à la langue du terroir », in Claudine Bavoux (dir.), Le français des dictionnaires. L'autre versant de la lexicographie française, Bruxelles, De Boeck/Duculot, 2008, pp. 191-204 - disponibile in biblioteca
- Geneviève N'DIAYE CORRÉARD, « Défense et illustration d'un français périphérique : Les mots du patrimoine : le Sénégal », in Claudine Bavoux (dir.), Le français des dictionnaires. L'autre versant de la lexicographie française, Bruxelles, De Boeck/Duculot, 2008, pp. 205-218 - disponibile in biblioteca
- Karine GAUVIN, "L'activité lexicographique en Acadie des Maritimes: bilan et perspectives", Minorités linguistiques et société / Linguistic Minorities and Society, n. 4, 2014, pp. 42-81 - disponibile online: http://id.erudit.org/iderudit/1024692ar
- Dossier dei materiali utilizzati durante le lezioni (raccolti su Teams)
Part C
- François Gaudin, Louis Guespin, « Le dictionnaire aujourd'hui », in Initiation à la lexicologie française. De la néologie aux dictionnaires, Bruxelles, Duculot, 2000, pp. 99-158 - disponibile in biblioteca
- André Thibault, « Glossairistique et littérature francophone », Revue de linguistique romane, Paris, Champion, 2006 - disponibile online : https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-02568699
- for attending students: materials used during lectures (collected on Teams)
- for non-attending students: informations and materials for supplementary work (will be available on Ariel)
PARTS A-B
- Xavier GOUVERT, Ulrike HEIDEMEIER, "Lexicographie", in AA.VV., Manuel de linguistique française, München / Boston, De Gruyter, 2015, pp. 556-582 - accessibile online tramite il catalogo Minerva della biblioteca.
- Alise LEHMANN, Lexicologie : sémantique, morphologie et lexicographie, 5. éd., Paris, Colin, 2018, pp. 255-328 - disponibile in biblioteca
- Gérard GORCY, « Les inventaires lexicaux et la lexicographie française avant le Trésor de la langue française (TLF) », in G. Antoine, B. Cerquiglini, Histoire de la langue française 1945-2000, Paris, CNRS, 2000, pp. 945-967 - disponibile in biblioteca
- Robert MARTIN, « Le Trésor de la langue française », in G. Antoine, B. Cerquiglini, Histoire de la langue française 1945-2000, Paris, CNRS, 2000, pp. 969-979 - disponibile in biblioteca
- François WESEMAEL et Roland WESEMAEL, "1955-2005: 50 ans de science reflétés dans le Petit Larousse illustré", in Monique C. Cormier et Aline Francoeur (dir.), Les dictionnaires Larousse. Genèse et évolution, Montréal, Presses de l'Université de Montréal, 2005, pp. 199-217 - - disponibile online : http://books.openedition.org/pum/10505
- Jean-Claude BOULANGER, Aline FRANCOEUR, Monique CORMIER, "Le Robert par lui-même: de l'ombre à la lumière", in Les dictionnaires Le Robert. Genèse et évolution, Montréal, Presses de l'Université de Montréal, 2003, pp. 157-188 - disponibile online : http://books.openedition.org/pum/13849
- Yves Garnier, « Les francophonismes dans le Petit Larousse », in Monique C. Cormier et Aline Francoeur (dir.), Les dictionnaires Larousse. Genèse et évolution, Montréal, Presses de l'Université de Montréal, 2005, pp. 219-248 - disponibile online : http://books.openedition.org/pum/10505
- Dorothée AQUINO-WEBER, « Panorama de la description des diatopismes du français de Suisse romande de 1691 à nos jours », Repères DoRiF n.11 - Francophonies européennes : regards historiques et perspectives contemporaines - Coordonné par C. Brancaglion et C. Molinari, 2016 - disponibile online : https://www.dorif.it/reperes/category/11-francophonies-europeennes-regards-historiques-et-perspectives-contemporaines-coordonne-par-c-brancaglion-et-c-molinari/
- Michel FRANCARD, « Le français des Belges francophones dans les dictionnaires », Repères DoRiF n.11 - Francophonies européennes : regards historiques et perspectives contemporaines, coordonné par C. Brancaglion et C. Molinari, 2016 - disponibile online : https://www.dorif.it/reperes/category/11-francophonies-europeennes-regards-historiques-et-perspectives-contemporaines-coordonne-par-c-brancaglion-et-c-molinari/
- Claude POIRIER, « Entre dépendance et affirmation : le parcours historique des lexicographes québécois », in Monique C. Cormier, Jean-Claude Boulanger (dir.), Les dictionnaires de langue française au Québec, Montréal, Les Presses de l'Université de Montréal, 2008, pp. 13-60 - disponibile online: https://books.openedition.org/pum/9929?lang=fr
- Nadine VINCENT, « Ressource électronique [Usito] », Cahiers Lexicologie, n. 115, 2019 - disponibile online : https://classiques-garnier.com/cahiers-de-lexicologie-2019-2-n-115-varia-ressource-electronique.html?displaymode=full
- Fouzia BENZAKOUR, « Le français au Maroc : de l'usage maghrébin à la langue du terroir », in Claudine Bavoux (dir.), Le français des dictionnaires. L'autre versant de la lexicographie française, Bruxelles, De Boeck/Duculot, 2008, pp. 191-204 - disponibile in biblioteca
- Geneviève N'DIAYE CORRÉARD, « Défense et illustration d'un français périphérique : Les mots du patrimoine : le Sénégal », in Claudine Bavoux (dir.), Le français des dictionnaires. L'autre versant de la lexicographie française, Bruxelles, De Boeck/Duculot, 2008, pp. 205-218 - disponibile in biblioteca
- Karine GAUVIN, "L'activité lexicographique en Acadie des Maritimes: bilan et perspectives", Minorités linguistiques et société / Linguistic Minorities and Society, n. 4, 2014, pp. 42-81 - disponibile online: http://id.erudit.org/iderudit/1024692ar
- Dossier dei materiali utilizzati durante le lezioni (raccolti su Teams)
Part C
- François Gaudin, Louis Guespin, « Le dictionnaire aujourd'hui », in Initiation à la lexicologie française. De la néologie aux dictionnaires, Bruxelles, Duculot, 2000, pp. 99-158 - disponibile in biblioteca
- André Thibault, « Glossairistique et littérature francophone », Revue de linguistique romane, Paris, Champion, 2006 - disponibile online : https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-02568699
- for attending students: materials used during lectures (collected on Teams)
- for non-attending students: informations and materials for supplementary work (will be available on Ariel)
Assessment methods and Criteria
The programme for sections A and B is evaluated through an oral test in french language consisting of an interview on the topics on the programme, aimed at testing knowledge of the contents and the ability to reflect on the linguistic phenomena studied.
The programme for part C consists of an interview during which the documents examined in class and the works carried out during the course will be commented on. Non-attending students will be interviewed on the bibliography in the programme and will make an oral critical comment on a glossary, according to the outline that will be provided on the Ariel website of French Linguistics LM.
The examination must be completed by September 2024.
The programme for part C consists of an interview during which the documents examined in class and the works carried out during the course will be commented on. Non-attending students will be interviewed on the bibliography in the programme and will make an oral critical comment on a glossary, according to the outline that will be provided on the Ariel website of French Linguistics LM.
The examination must be completed by September 2024.
Unita' didattica A
L-LIN/04 - LANGUAGE AND TRANSLATION - FRENCH - University credits: 3
Lessons: 20 hours
Unita' didattica B
L-LIN/04 - LANGUAGE AND TRANSLATION - FRENCH - University credits: 3
Lessons: 20 hours
Unita' didattica C
L-LIN/04 - LANGUAGE AND TRANSLATION - FRENCH - University credits: 3
Lessons: 20 hours
Professor(s)
Reception:
Piazza S. Alessandro, 1 - sezione di francesistica