Descriptive Linguistics of Modern French

6 ECTS credits
150 h study time

Offer 2 with catalog number 1020993BNR for all students in the 2nd semester at a (B) Bachelor - advanced level.

Semester

2nd semester

Enrollment based on exam contract

Impossible

Grading method

Grading (scale from 0 to 20)

Can retake in second session

Yes

Enrollment Requirements

Om Linguistique descriptive du français moderne te kunnen opnemen, moet je geslaagd zijn voor Grammaire et linguistique du français: aperçu historique, of dit vak tenminste opnieuw registreren. Geef steeds voorrang aan vakken uit de laagste fase van je opleiding. Als je een verkort programma volgt, kan je dit vak zo opnemen.

Taught in

French

Faculty

Faculty of Languages & Humanities

Department

Linguistics and Literary Studies

Educational team

Dan Van Raemdonck (course titular)

Activities and contact hours

39 contact hours Lecture
13 contact hours Seminar, Exercises or Practicals
40 contact hours Independent or External Form of Study

Course Content

The purpose of the course is to give a scientific and critical description of a number of linguistics aspects of Modern French.
The course deals with the different aspects of semantics, morpho-syntax and pragmatics of Modern French.
The students will acquire the essential notions to study a living language (words, group of words, sentence, the diverse grammatical categories etc.).
The course aims also at the bringing out of the errors of the traditional grammars.

Content. A. Lectures (39h) a) in-depth description of the semantic, morpho-syntactic and pragmatic functioning of modern French; b) presentation of the linguistic concepts essential to the grammatical analysis of French; Through the study of various points, the deficiencies of the traditional grammars will be highlichted. B. Exercises (13h) Grammatical analysis exercises: word classes, functions and types of propositions.

Course material

Digital course material (Required) : Le sens grammatical, Référentiel à l' usage des enseignants, Van Raemdonck, Canvas
Handbook (Required) : Cours d'analyse grammaticale, Livre du maître, Grevisse M, BIB, 9782801100172, 1990
Handbook (Required) : Grammaire méthodique du français, Riegel M., Pelat J.-C., Rioul R., 7de, Paris: PUF, 9782130800606, 2009
Handbook (Required) : Le bon usage., Grevisse M., Goosse A., 16de, Paris – Louvain-la-Neuve: Duculot, 9782807300699, 1986
Handbook (Required) : Le Grand Livre de la Langue française, Yagello, M, 12de, Paris : Seuil., 9782020336277, 2003
Handbook (Required) : Grammaire critique du français, Wilmet M., 5de, Paris – Bruxelles: Hachette – Duculot., 9782801116104, 2010
Course text (Required) : Syllabus

Additional info

The course is based on data taken out of the following Modern French grammars: GREVISSE M., GOOSSE A. (1986). Le bon usage. 12th edition. Paris - Louvain-la-Neuve: Duculot - RIEGEL M., PELAT J.-C., RIOUL R. (2009). Grammaire méthodique du Français. 7th edition. Paris: PUF - WILMET M. (2010). Grammaire critique du français. 5th edition. Paris - Bruxelles, Hachette: Duculot. - VAN RAEMDONCK D. (2015), Le sens grammatical. Référentiel à l'usage des enseignants. Avec M. Detaille et L. MEINERTZHAGEN. 2nd. edition Bruxelles: PIE Peter Lang.

Learning Outcomes

General competencies

The students must be able to
     a) consult and interpret the descriptive grammars of Contemporary Modern French;
     b) analyze and explain a grammatical item independently;
     c) to analyze the sentence at the level of functions and word classes;
     d) to have a critical attitude towards grammatical terminology and the standard of 'bon usage'

Grading

The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Written Exam determines 100% of the final mark.

Within the Written Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:

Written exam with a relative weight of 1 which comprises 100% of the final mark.

Additional info regarding evaluation

none

Allowed unsatisfactory mark

The supplementary Teaching and Examination Regulations of your faculty stipulate whether an allowed unsatisfactory mark for this programme unit is permitted.

Academic context