FR 529

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Studies in French Linguistics

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Credit: 4 hours.

Variable topics course dealing with both synchronic and diachronic aspects of the French language.

May be repeated if topics vary.

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	CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
	41201	Lecture-Discussion	G	3:30PM -5:20PM	T	1038 Foreign Languages Building	Kibbee, D	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/09-12/09/09 Section Info: Course description: FR 529 The Making of Standard French The form of modern standard French has been under construction for a millennium. Initially efforts towards the standardization of usage took place with the creation of scripta (regional writing traditions) centered around chanceries and monasteries. In the later Middle Ages, legal institutions of the royal court encourage the use of standard forms. As the royal court continued to centralize its power, and with the advent of printing, the first grammars and the first orthographical disputes arose in the 16th century, along with debates about the ways to increase the French lexical stock. The disorder of the period of the Wars of Religion led to a strong standardizing reaction led by Malherbe and Vaugelas, and institutionalized by the Academie Francaise. A crucial element in the discussion of a standard language in the 17th century was the attitude towards women's language. During the Revolutionary period, the creation of a new language was considered essential in the creation of the new citizen. Through the 19th century, central institutions (education, the military) played a vital role in creating and disseminating the standard. In the twentieth century, even as the standard enjoys its greatest acceptance, many of the same elements persist: the use of language to change society (la feminisation des titres), the resistance to external sources of lexical enrichment (la chasse aux anglicismes), and orthographical reform. Together we will trace this history and challenge published theories through the examination of primary sources and linguistic corpora.