Department of French

Paper Fr 2

Structures and Varieties of French

This paper will be offered at Part IB from 2013/2014

Reading List

This paper has both a practical side and a theoretical side. On the one hand, it will help students develop their knowledge of French grammar and pronunciation and to familiarize themselves with the many varieties of French. On the other hand it will introduce them to the techniques and problems involved in the structural, sociolinguistic and stylistic description of a language.

Linguistics is often described as the scientific study of language. This paper is designed for students who have a keen linguistic interest in studying the French language in a rigorous and systematic fashion and would be a useful introduction for anyone wishing to take papers in linguistics in Part II. The course is intended to encourage students to think critically about the French language and to introduce them to possible ways of analysing it.

Teaching

The course is taught through weekly lectures and regular supervisions.

Examination

Please see the specimen exam paper for an example of the current format of the paper.

Further information

Please contact Dr Mari Jones mcj11@cam.ac.uk to discuss the paper further.