FF:UZFJ1A100X French Semantics - Course Information

UZFJ1A100X French Semantics

Extent and Intensity

1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

doc. PhDr. Alena Němcová Polická, Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

Mgr. Petr Vurm, Ph.D.
Department of Romance Languages and Literatures – Faculty of Arts

Timetable

Fri 23. 10. 11:40–13:15 G12

Prerequisites (in Czech)

Předmět navazuje na kurz FJIA023a z bakakářského studia.

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

• Upper Secondary School Teacher Training in French Language and Literature (programme FF, N-SS)

Course objectives

Definition of general semantic notions; theory and classification of semantic changes.

Syllabus

• Definition of general semantic notions; theory and classification of semantic changes. Theory and classification of semantic changes (diachronous point of view), the synchronous presentation will be based on French material and various categories of lexical-semantic description will be illustrated.

Literature

• DUCHÁČEK, Otto. Précis de sémantique française. Vyd. 1. Brno: Universita J.E. Purkyně, 1967, 260 s. URL info
• TOURATIER, Christian. La sémantique. Paris: Armand Colin, 2000, 191 s. ISBN 2200252102. info
• Nyckees, Vincent, La sémantique, Paris, Belin, 1998
• GREIMAS, Algirdas Julien. Sémantique structurale : recherche de méthode. Paris: Librairie Larousse, 1966, 262 s. info
• GUIRAUD, Pierre. La sémantique. Paris, 1964. info
• Picoche, Jacqueline, Structures sémantiques du lexique francais, Paris, Nathan, 1987
• POTTIER, Bernard. Sémantique générale. Paris: Presses universitaires de France, 1992, 237 s. ISBN 2-13-044159-9. info
• Guiraud, Pierre, Structures étymologiques du lexique français, Paris, Larousse, 1970
• LERAT, Pierre. Sémantique descriptive. Paris: Hachette, 1993, 128 s. ISBN 2-01-008854-9. info
• OSTRÁ, Růžena. Structure onomasiologique du travail en français : (etude diachronique d'un champ conceptuel). Vyd. 1. Brno: Universita J.E. Purkyně, 1974, 124 s. URL info
• OSTRÁ, Růžena. Le champ conceptuel du travail dans les langues romanes domaines français, espagnol et roumain. 1966, 179 s. info
• DUCHÁČEK, Otto. Le champ conceptuel de la beauté en français moderne. Vyd. 1. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1960, 215 s. URL info
• DUCROT, Oswald. Dire et ne pas dire : principes de sémantique linguistique. 3. éd. corr. et augm. Paris: Hermann, 1991, 326 s. ISBN 2705659080. info
• 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
• NYCKEES, Vincent. La sémantique. Paris: Belin, 1998, 365 s. ISBN 2701116236. info
• POTTIER, Bernard. Sémantique générale. Paris: Presses universitaires de France, 1992, 237 s. ISBN 2-13-044159-9. info
• GALMICHE, Michel. La sémantique générative. Paris: Larousse, 1975, 191 s. ISBN 2030703370. info
• MOUNIN, Georges. Clefs pour la sémantique. Paris: Seghers, 1972, 268 pp. Éditions Seghers. info
• BRÉAL, Michel. Essai de sémantique. Science des significations. Paris, 1897. info

Teaching methods

In the lecture part of course, theacher aims to an exposition and definition of basic terms and their exemplification on a concrete texts of differents semantic theories. In the seminar part of course, students will apply their theoretical knowledge on authentic texts.During their presentations students show their ability to interconnect on their own their theoretical knowledge and practical analysis of a specific text.

Assessment methods

Exam - written test and continuous assignments

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Study Materials
The course is taught annually.

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