Advanced French Linguistics
A.Y. 2023/2024
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
This course, entitled 'Dynamiques linguistiques du français contemporain', aims to describe the characteristics of contemporary French in the diversity of communicative situations and social contexts in France and in certain French-speaking areas. It is divided into three parts:
A: Introduction to linguistic variation
B: Geographical variation
C: Spontaneous Oral French
In part A, after an introduction to the basic notions indispensable for tackling the subject, reflection will begin on the various factors which determine linguistic variation and on the characteristics of certain social varieties of French. Part B will be devoted to the study of geographical variation, in France and in certain French-speaking areas. Part C involves a reflection on spontaneous oral: students will learn to recognise the characteristics of authentic uses of spoken French, and then make and examine in class short transcriptions of monologues or conversations in several voices.
A: Introduction to linguistic variation
B: Geographical variation
C: Spontaneous Oral French
In part A, after an introduction to the basic notions indispensable for tackling the subject, reflection will begin on the various factors which determine linguistic variation and on the characteristics of certain social varieties of French. Part B will be devoted to the study of geographical variation, in France and in certain French-speaking areas. Part C involves a reflection on spontaneous oral: students will learn to recognise the characteristics of authentic uses of spoken French, and then make and examine in class short transcriptions of monologues or conversations in several voices.
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 PARTS A-B
Gadet (F.), 2020, "Langue et variation", in Encyclopédie grammaticale du français, http://encyclogram.fr/notx/019/019_Notice.php
S. Detey et al., Les variétés du français parlé dans l'espace francophone. Ressources pour l'enseignement, Paris, Ophrys, 2010.
Abeille' et al., "La liaison, l'élision et le e caduc", in La grande grammaire du français, Arles, Actes Sud, 2021, t. 2, pp. 2106-2125.
Thomas Krefeld, "L'immédiat, la proximité et la distance communicative", in Manuel de linguistique française, Berlin, München, Boston: De Gruyter, 2015, pp. 262-274 (accessibile online tramite il catalogo della biblioteca Unimi)
Bernard Pöll, « Normes endogènes, variétés de prestige et pluralité normative », in AA.VV., Manuel des francophonies, Walter de Gruyter, 2017, pp. 65-86
Ursula Reutner, "Aménagement linguistique et défense institutionnalisée de la langue : Francophonie", in Manuel de linguistique française, Berlin, München, Boston: De Gruyter, 2015, pp. 171-195 (accessibile online tramite il catalogo della biblioteca Unimi)
AA.VV., « Le français en Europe - Pays limitrophes », in AA.VV., Manuel des francophonies, Walter de Gruyter, 2017, pp. 180-273
AA.VV., « Le français en Amérique », in AA.VV., Manuel des francophonies, Walter de Gruyter, 2017, pp. 277-375
Sabine Diao-Klaeger, "Le français dans le monde : Afrique", in Manuel de linguistique française, Berlin, München, Boston: De Gruyter, 2015, pp. 505-524 (accessibile online tramite il catalogo della biblioteca Unimi)
Documenti audio e trascrizioni tratti dal corpus Phonologie du français contemporain, https://www.projet-pfc.net/
IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR NON-ATTENDING STUDENTS
For parts A-B the programme for non-attending students is the same as that for attending students. Naturally, given the greater difficulties deriving from a preparation carried out autonomously, it is recommended that non-attending students dedicate a reasonable amount of time to studying and processing the contents of the programme and to integrate the bibliography with other materials available online or in the library. It will be useful to study the section "Le français expliqué" of the site Phonologie du français contemporain mentioned in the bibliography.
REFERENCE MATERIALS FOR PART C
a) attending students
Claire Blanche-Benveniste, « La langue parlée », in Marina Yaguello (dir.), Le grand livre de la langue française, Paris, Seuil, 2003, pp. 317-344.
N. Rossi-Gensane, "Oralité, syntaxe et discours", in S. Detey et al., Les variétés du français parlé dans l'espace francophone. Ressources pour l'enseignement, Paris, Ophrys, 2010, pp. 83-106.
Abstracts from oral French corpora available online.
b) non attending students:
In addition to the bibliography mentioned in the previous point:
Claire Blanche-Benveniste, Mireille Bilger, "Français parlé - oral spontané. Quelques réflexions", Revue française de linguistique appliquée, 1999/2 (Vol. IV), pp. 21-30, file:///C:/Users/crist/Downloads/RFLA_042_0021.pdf
Isabelle Chollet, Jean-Michel Robert, Le français parlé, Paris, ellipses, 2017. (exercise book with activities that will be commented on during the examination)
Gadet (F.), 2020, "Langue et variation", in Encyclopédie grammaticale du français, http://encyclogram.fr/notx/019/019_Notice.php
S. Detey et al., Les variétés du français parlé dans l'espace francophone. Ressources pour l'enseignement, Paris, Ophrys, 2010.
Abeille' et al., "La liaison, l'élision et le e caduc", in La grande grammaire du français, Arles, Actes Sud, 2021, t. 2, pp. 2106-2125.
Thomas Krefeld, "L'immédiat, la proximité et la distance communicative", in Manuel de linguistique française, Berlin, München, Boston: De Gruyter, 2015, pp. 262-274 (accessibile online tramite il catalogo della biblioteca Unimi)
Bernard Pöll, « Normes endogènes, variétés de prestige et pluralité normative », in AA.VV., Manuel des francophonies, Walter de Gruyter, 2017, pp. 65-86
Ursula Reutner, "Aménagement linguistique et défense institutionnalisée de la langue : Francophonie", in Manuel de linguistique française, Berlin, München, Boston: De Gruyter, 2015, pp. 171-195 (accessibile online tramite il catalogo della biblioteca Unimi)
AA.VV., « Le français en Europe - Pays limitrophes », in AA.VV., Manuel des francophonies, Walter de Gruyter, 2017, pp. 180-273
AA.VV., « Le français en Amérique », in AA.VV., Manuel des francophonies, Walter de Gruyter, 2017, pp. 277-375
Sabine Diao-Klaeger, "Le français dans le monde : Afrique", in Manuel de linguistique française, Berlin, München, Boston: De Gruyter, 2015, pp. 505-524 (accessibile online tramite il catalogo della biblioteca Unimi)
Documenti audio e trascrizioni tratti dal corpus Phonologie du français contemporain, https://www.projet-pfc.net/
IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR NON-ATTENDING STUDENTS
For parts A-B the programme for non-attending students is the same as that for attending students. Naturally, given the greater difficulties deriving from a preparation carried out autonomously, it is recommended that non-attending students dedicate a reasonable amount of time to studying and processing the contents of the programme and to integrate the bibliography with other materials available online or in the library. It will be useful to study the section "Le français expliqué" of the site Phonologie du français contemporain mentioned in the bibliography.
REFERENCE MATERIALS FOR PART C
a) attending students
Claire Blanche-Benveniste, « La langue parlée », in Marina Yaguello (dir.), Le grand livre de la langue française, Paris, Seuil, 2003, pp. 317-344.
N. Rossi-Gensane, "Oralité, syntaxe et discours", in S. Detey et al., Les variétés du français parlé dans l'espace francophone. Ressources pour l'enseignement, Paris, Ophrys, 2010, pp. 83-106.
Abstracts from oral French corpora available online.
b) non attending students:
In addition to the bibliography mentioned in the previous point:
Claire Blanche-Benveniste, Mireille Bilger, "Français parlé - oral spontané. Quelques réflexions", Revue française de linguistique appliquée, 1999/2 (Vol. IV), pp. 21-30, file:///C:/Users/crist/Downloads/RFLA_042_0021.pdf
Isabelle Chollet, Jean-Michel Robert, Le français parlé, Paris, ellipses, 2017. (exercise book with activities that will be commented on during the examination)
Assessment methods and Criteria
The exam is evaluated on the basis of an oral examination consisting of an interview in French on the topics covered in the programme, aimed at verifying the knowledge of the contents proposed and the ability to reflect on the phenomena studied, also through the analysis of the documents proposed during the lessons and made available on teaching platforms. Part C (attending students) is evaluated also by a practical task of transcribing an oral document and analysing the typical aspects of spontaneous speech that are attested in it. The transcription will be discussed during the oral examination. Non-attending students will comment on the activities in the bibliography exercise book.
The examination must be completed by September 2024.
INTERNATIONAL students or incoming ERASMUS students are invited to quickly contact the teacher. The examination procedures for students with disabilities and/or DSA must be agreed with the teacher, in accordance with the responsible Office.
The examination must be completed by September 2024.
INTERNATIONAL students or incoming ERASMUS students are invited to quickly contact the teacher. The examination procedures for students with disabilities and/or DSA must be agreed with the teacher, in accordance with the responsible Office.
Modules or teaching units
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
Educational website(s)
Professor(s)
Reception:
Piazza S. Alessandro, 1 - sezione di francesistica