FR35020 - SEMANTICS AND LEXICOGRAPHY

Module Identifier	FR35020
Module Title	SEMANTICS AND LEXICOGRAPHY
Academic Year	2002/2003
Co-ordinator	Professor David A Trotter
Semester	Intended for use in future years
Next year offered	N/A
Next semester offered	N/A
Course delivery	Lecture	10
	Seminars / Tutorials	Seminar. 10
Assessment	Semester Exam	2 Hours	60%
	Semester Assessment	Continuous Assessment: Two essays of 1500 - 2000 words each	40%
	Supplementary Assessment	If no c/a: 1 x 3 hr paper If c/a: 1 x 2 hr paper

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
show evidence of an independent capacity to explain chosen semantic problems in French

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.

Reading Lists

Books
** Recommended Background
Baldinger, K.. Contribution a une histoire des provincialismes, 'Revue de Linguistique Romane, 21 (1957): 62-92.
Chaurand, J.. (1977) Introduction a l'histoire du vocabulaire francais. Paris: Bordas
Holtus, G., et al. (eds). (1990) Lexikon der Romanistischen Linguistik 5/I: Le francais. Tubingeg: Niemeyer [NLW]
Muller, B.. (1987) Le francais d'aujourd'hui. Paris: Klincksieck
Rey, A.. (1982) Encyclopedies et dictionnaires. Paris: PUF (Que sais-je?)
Ullmann, S.. (1952) Precis de semantique francaise. Berne: Francke