FJIIA103 Syntax of French

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2009
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. Christophe Gérard L. Cusimano (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Petr Vurm, Ph.D.
Department of Romance Languages and Literatures – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Tue 11:40–13:15 G24
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
The lecture is focused on aproaches used in syntactic analysis, on types and modalities in simple sentences, on types of paragraphs and the position of sentences. Sentence elements, importance and posotion in the sentence. Problems of word order and the analysis of speech.
Syllabus
  • Analysis of the following terms: "phrase", "énoncé", "énonciation".
  • Processes used in syntactic analysis – substitution, commutation.
  • Independent clause: types and modality.
  • Compound sentences – according to clause position - juxtaposition, coordinating, subordinate, correlative.
  • Clause structure - "groupe nominal", "groupe verbal".
  • The issue of French word order - inversion, dislocation, "détachement", "mise en relief".
  • Analysis and typology of utterances (direct, indirect and semi-direct speech).
  • Functional sentence perspective.
Literature
  • Šabršula, J.: Základy francouzské skladby, SPN, Praha, 1974
  • Béchade H.: La syntaxe du français contemporain, PUF, Paris, 1989
  • Moneret P. - Rioul, R.: Questions de syntaxe française, PUF, Paris, 199
  • Ducháček, O. - Bartoš.J: Grammaire du français contemporain, SPN, Bratislava, 1976
  • LE GOFFIC, Pierre. Grammaire de la phrase française. Paris: Hachette, 1993, 591 s. ISBN 2-01-020383-6. info
  • CHARAUDEAU, Patrick. Grammaire du sens et de l expression. Paris: Hachette, 1992, 927 s. ISBN 2-01-016172-6. info
  • ŠABRŠULA, Jan. Vědecká mluvnice francouzštiny. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 1986, 386 s. URL info
Teaching methods
Lecture: exposition and definitions of basic terms and their exemplification on different types of specific text (recordings), proceeding from diverse registers. Seminar: application of theoretical knowledge on authentic texts (recordings). During their presentations students show their ability to interconnect on their own their theoretical knowledge and practical analysis of a specific text.
Assessment methods
Credit – written test. Lecture attendance is not mandatory.
Language of instruction
French
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
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