FJIIB973 Exercices in Semantics

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2012
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. Christophe Gérard L. Cusimano (assistant)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Petr Vurm, Ph.D.
Department of Romance Languages and Literatures – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Romance Languages and Literatures – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Wed 15:50–17:25 G01
Prerequisites
The course requires fluency in French. Consequently, it is only open to at least third year students.
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
Course objectives
At the end of the course students should be able to understand and explain morphemic theoretical problems ; make deductions based on acquired knowledge
Syllabus
  • I. Lexical semantics and textual semantics
  • II. The different theoretical approaches in semantics
  • III. The semic analysis basics
  • IV. Polysemy & homonymy, metaphora …
  • V. General lexical semantics
  • VI. Towards a textual semantics : the semantics of themes
Literature
  • CUSIMANO, Christophe. La polysemie : Essai de semantique generale (Polysemy : essay on general semantics). PrvnÍ. Paris: L'Harmattan, 2008, 232 pp. Collection Sémantiques. ISBN 978-2-296-06725-7. info
  • GREIMAS, Algirdas Julien. Sémantique structurale : Recherche de méthode. Paris: PUF, 1986, 262 s. ISBN 2-13-039308-X. info
  • Le Ny J.-F., 1979, La sémantique psychologique, Paris, PUF.
  • Martin R., 1983, Pour une logique du sens, Paris, PUF, Linguistique Nouvelle.
  • PICOCHE, Jacqueline. Précis de lexicologie francaise : L etude et l enseignement du vocabulaire. Paris: Nathan, 1992, 191 s. ISBN 2-09-190547-X. info
  • POTTIER, Bernard. Sémantique générale. Paris: Presses universitaires de France, 1992, 237 s. ISBN 2-13-044159-9. info
  • POTTIER, Bernard. Thérie et analyse en linquistique. Paris: Hachette, 1992, 239 s. ISBN 2-01-018719-9. info
  • Rastier F., 1987, Sémantique interprétative, éd. Formes sémiotiques, Paris, PUF.
  • RASTIER, François. Sémantique et recherches cognitives. 2e éd., cor. et augm. Paris: Presses universitaires de France, 2001, 272 s. ISBN 213052351X. info
  • TOURATIER, Christian. La sémantique. Paris: Armand Colin, 2000, 191 s. ISBN 2200252102. info
  • Tutescu M., 1975, Précis de sémantique française, Paris, Klincksieck, Collection Etudes linguistiques.
Teaching methods
As indicated in its title, the course will focus on exercises sessions.
Assessment methods
Three final written tests are scheduled.
Language of instruction
French
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2010, Spring 2014, Autumn 2014, Spring 2015, Autumn 2017.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2012, recent)
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