INTRODUCTION A LA LINGUISTIQUE ET LA PHONETIQUE

Paper Code: 
FRN 221
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

Course Outcomes (COs):

Course Outcomes

Learning & Teaching Strategies

Assessment Strategies

On completion of this course, the students will be able to;

CO31: Create a theoretical understanding of the components of language

CO32: Cognize concepts of linguistics

CO33: Analyse different types of phrases; draw tree diagram of sentences

CO34: Classify/contrast sounds in French

CO35: Develop an understanding of phonetic phenomena & apply rules of liaison /elision/(de-)

vocalization etc.

 

 

 

Interactive lectures Demonstrations

Reading & Listening exercises

Assignments

Effective questions

 

 

 

 

Class tests

Assessments on the basis of simulated role playing

 

 

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, com -petence /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

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

Phonetics & phonology 

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

Linguistics :

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

Phonetics & phonology :
        1. La description phonologiquque : Martinet, Droz

 

Academic Year: 
2023-2024
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