FR35020 - SEMANTICS AND LEXICOGRAPHY

Module Identifier

FR35020

Module Title

SEMANTICS AND LEXICOGRAPHY

Academic Year

2005/2006

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

Seminars / Tutorials

Seminar. 10

Assessment

Assessment Type	Assessment Length/Details	Proportion
Semester Exam	2 Hours	60%
Semester Assessment	Continuous Assessment: Two essays of 1500 - 2000 words each	40%
Supplementary Exam	1 x 2-hour examination if continuous assessment submitted. 1 x 3-hour examination if no continuous assessment submitted.	100%

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

Notes

This module is at CQFW Level 6