Introduction à la linguistique et la phonétique du francais

Paper Code: 
FRN-221
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
12.00
Unit I: 

Linguistics :   The branches of  linguistics; the  scientific character of linguistics; some basic concepts : spoken /written language, synchrony /diachrony normative /descriptive linguistics, langue /parole, competence /performance, discrete/continuum, expression /content; sign ; its arbitrary nature; significant/ signifié;

Phonetics of French :  Fundamentals of phonetics; phonemes; different fields and  branches of phonetics such as physiological, physical and experimental as also general, comparative,diachronic, synchronic, corrective, combinatorial and functional phonetics; phonation; organs of speech production and of articulation   

 

 

 

 

12.00
Unit II: 

Linguistics :  moneme /phoneme; double articulation & economy ; the circuit of speech; encoding/decoding ; redundancy;  the diagram of the six functions; dominant function ;  

Phonetics of French : detailed classification of  vowels and consonants according to their characteristics (e.g. oral/nasal/muted/sounded/open/closed  vowels &  as per their manner or their place of articulation : vibrant/ fricative/ occlusive  or labialized/ labiodental /dental/palatal/guttural consonants)

 

12.00
Unit III: 

Linguistics :  verbal structure; sentence as structure;type and material of a sentence : obligatory and optional types; exercises with different types; the immediate constituents of  sentence : nominal phrases

Phonetics of French : the IPA (international phonetic alphabet) : transcription and retranscription from and  to text

 

12.00
Unit IV: 

Linguistics : the immediate constituents of  sentence :  verbal and prepositional phrases;  syntagm & paradigm

Phonetics : the phenomenon of liaison : mandatory, optional and prohibited liaisons, exercises

 

12.00
Unit V: 

Llinguistics :  linguistic  neighbourhood;  frame-testing; commutation & permutation;  excrcises

Phonetics : ; elision;  rhythmic, basic and breathing groups in French.

 

 

Essential Readings: 

Linguistics

  • Comment s’initier a la linguistique ?: Francois Dubois Charlier & Danielle Leeman, Larousse           

 

Phonetics & phonology

  • Phonetique : que sais-je? : Malmberg, Seuil 
  • Initiation a la phonetique : Jacqueline  M.C.Thomas, PUF

 

References: 

                                                                     Linguistics

 

  • Linguistique generale : J. Lyons, Larousse
  • Elements de linguistique generale: Andre Martinet, A.Colin
  • Initiation a la linguistique, Baylon et Fable,Fernand Nathan
  • A short history of linguistics : Robins,Longmans

 

 

   Phonetics & phonology

 

  • La description phonologiquque : Martinet, Droz

 

Academic Year: 
2015-2016
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