FR25020 - SEMANTICS AND LEXICOGRAPHY

Module Identifier	FR25020
Module Title	SEMANTICS AND LEXICOGRAPHY
Academic Year	2001/2002
Co-ordinator	Professor David Trotter
Semester	Semester 2
Course delivery	Lecture	10
	Seminar	10
Assessment	Continuous assessment	2 essays, 1500-2000 words each	40%
	Exam	2 Hours	60%
	Resit assessment	If no c/a: 1 x 3 hr paper If c/a: 1 x 2 hr paper

Brief description

A study of semantics (with particular reference to French) and of the relationship between language and meaning, together with an examination of how French dictionaries deal with the representation of the semantics of French vocabulary development and use.

Learning outcomes

On completion of this module, students should be able to:

comment in an informed way on semantic description in French dictionaries
understand and describe different models for the semantics of French

Reading Lists

Books
** Reference Text
Chaurand, J.. (1997) Introduction a l'histoire du vocabulaire francais. Bordas
Holtus, G., et al. (eds). (1990) Lexikon der Romanistischen Linguistik 5/I: Le francais. Niemeyer [NLW]
Muller, B. (1987) Le francais d'aujourd'hui. Klincksieck
Ullman, S.. (1952) Precis de semantique francaise. Francke

Journals
Baldinger, K. (1957) 'Contribution a une histoire des provincialismes', Revue de Linguistique Romane, 21, pp.62-92.