FR 529

Fall 2012 All Classes

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Studies in French Linguistics

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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FR 529 class schedule data for fall 2012
	CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
	41201	Lecture-Discussion	X	12:00PM -1:50PM	W	Foreign Languages Building	Fagyal, Z	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/27/12-12/12/12 Section Info: Social and linguistic change in French. How did the French language change in the modern and contemporary periods in Europe and North America? How does linguistic variation and change parallel macro-social and political change, and how is it used in the construction of individual and collective social identities in France and Quebec? What is the role of the standard and what policy and planning measures helped achieving its quasi-exclusive dominance in the French linguistic marketplace? We will reflect on these broad questions by focusing on selected aspects of the structure of the language contextualized in broader contexts of social and cultural change. We will review selected aspects of the sound system (e.g. nasal vowels and /R/), morpho-syntax (e.g. pronoms and subject-verb agreement) and the lexicon (e.g. synonymy and borrowings) of several varieties of European and Quebec French, and discuss the role of language ideologies in light of contemporary social and cultural theories. Pre-requisite: Graduate standing in French and/or specialization in Romance Linguistics. Taught in French. Selected chapters and articles in French and English. Books: Armstrong, N. and Pooley, T. 2010. Social and Linguistic Change in European French. Palgrave MacMillan. ----