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FRE/LING 412 Contemporary French: the Linguistics of Everyday Language
Study + Internship in Aix-en-Provence Program
Aix-en-Provence, France
Dates: 8/30/22 - 12/15/22
FRE/LING 412 Contemporary French: the Linguistics of Everyday Language
OVERVIEW
CEA CAPA Partner Institution: IAU
Location: Aix-en-Provence, France
Primary Subject Area: French Language & Literature
Instruction in: French
Course Code: FRE/LING 412
Transcript Source: Partner Institution
Course Details: Level 400
Recommended Semester Credits: 3
Contact Hours: 45
Prerequisites: This course is intended for students who have had at least four semesters of French and/or sufficient score on the ACM/IAU French placement test 3. Instructor's approval required.
DESCRIPTION
Understanding how French functions in current daily practices is the main focus of this course. We will be particularly interested in the different levels of linguistic analysis of French by reviewing the following areas: Morphology:
- How are words constructed in French?
- With what types of particles can we modify the meaning of a word or its syntactic class?
- Semantics: identifying the relationship between form and representation in words. Discuss the different lexical relationships used by French.
- Semiotics: how to interpret signs through culture and social practices
- Pragmatics: How to construct meaning beyond words?
This course therefore aims to take advantage of the opportunity of linguistic and cultural immersion (and all the possibilities for direct observations and investigations that it represents) in Aix-en-Provence to develop speaking skills.
- How are words constructed in French?
- With what types of particles can we modify the meaning of a word or its syntactic class?
- Semantics: identifying the relationship between form and representation in words. Discuss the different lexical relationships used by French.
- Semiotics: how to interpret signs through culture and social practices
- Pragmatics: How to construct meaning beyond words?
This course therefore aims to take advantage of the opportunity of linguistic and cultural immersion (and all the possibilities for direct observations and investigations that it represents) in Aix-en-Provence to develop speaking skills.