. - French Language 1 (Language and Phonology)
PROFESSOR SARA CIGADA
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COURSE AIMS
The course will impart the key theoretical notions of the specificity of the French
phonetic and phonological system and systematically verify their use to consolidate
the student’s oral (comprehension and production) skills.
COURSE CONTENT
Modern French phonetics and phonology
Topics and issues of French phonetics
- Articulatory aspects
- Phonetic transcription
- E caduc
- Liaison e enchaînement
- The syllable
- The varieties of France
Phonologie
- Spelling issues
- French phonology from phonetics to morphology
- Prose: structures and functions.
READING LIST
In addition to the course notes and the material used in class, the student will need to prepare
the following for the exam:
P. LÉON, La prononciation du français, A. Colin, Paris, 2011 (parts thereof).
A. BERIT HANSEN – C. JUILLARD, La Phonologie parisienne à trente ans d'intervalle, “French
Language Studies” 21 (2011), pp. 313-359
H. WALTER, Langue française, langues régionales et francophonie, “Lingua e stile” XXXVI/2,
2001, pp. 267-273
Additional information on the reading list will be published on the lecturer’s webpage
during the course.
The Home Reading List will be provided at the start of the course.
TEACHING METHOD
Lectures, listening to audio texts, phonetic transcriptions and analyses.
ASSESSMENT METHOD
Oral exam in French to test the theoretical and applicative (comprehension, phonetic
transcription, oral production and reading-out-loud) skills acquired by the student.
NOTES
The student is reminded that they must sit a written or oral test (at the student’s choice)
at the start of each Language course year. A pass in each test will qualify the student for the
final Language (Language and Phonology) Exam.
Further information can be found on the lecturer's webpage at
http://docenti.unicatt.it/web/searchByName.do?language=ENG, or on the Faculty notice
board.