Advanced French Linguistics
A.Y. 2025/2026
Learning objectives
The course aims to offer the French student an in-depth knowledge of the functioning of the French language system in the different communicative situations in which it is used, allowing him/her to discover the specificities of the different varieties in use outside France and to develop a capacity for critical reflection on the language.
Expected learning outcomes
Knowledge: widening of the sociolinguistic knowledge needed to reflect on the functioning of standard and non-standard French, in the different social and geographical spaces; deepening of the notions of norm and variation.
Skills: acquisition of greater familiarity with the authentic uses of French; ability to reflect on the social functions of French in the different language communities in which it is used; development of the metalinguistic reflection capacity; extension of metalanguage.
Skills: acquisition of greater familiarity with the authentic uses of French; ability to reflect on the social functions of French in the different language communities in which it is used; development of the metalinguistic reflection capacity; extension of metalanguage.
Lesson period: First semester
Assessment methods: Esame
Assessment result: voto verbalizzato in trentesimi
Single course
This course cannot be attended as a single course. Please check our list of single courses to find the ones available for enrolment.
Course syllabus and organization
Single session
Responsible
Lesson period
First semester
Course syllabus
The course, entitled 'French dictionaries, a tool for linguistic and cultural reflection', is divided into three parts:
A: Dictionaries of French from the Middle Ages to the 20th century
B: The digital age: electronic dictionaries of French and its varieties
C: The profession of the lexicographer
Parts A and B aim to illustrate the variety of lexicographic production relating to the French language, from the Middle Ages to the present day, and to enable the French-language learner to discover the complexity and characteristics of the different types of dictionaries in order to be able to use them effectively according to one's own linguistic needs and study and research requirements.
The third part aims to explore the two aspects of the lexicographer's work: the theoretical, through the analysis of dictionary articles of the student's choice, and the practical, through the writing of a dictionary article.
The course has a website on the online platform for teaching MyAriel, to which you can refer for all communications; the teaching materials used during lectures will be collected here.
A: Dictionaries of French from the Middle Ages to the 20th century
B: The digital age: electronic dictionaries of French and its varieties
C: The profession of the lexicographer
Parts A and B aim to illustrate the variety of lexicographic production relating to the French language, from the Middle Ages to the present day, and to enable the French-language learner to discover the complexity and characteristics of the different types of dictionaries in order to be able to use them effectively according to one's own linguistic needs and study and research requirements.
The third part aims to explore the two aspects of the lexicographer's work: the theoretical, through the analysis of dictionary articles of the student's choice, and the practical, through the writing of a dictionary article.
The course has a website on the online platform for teaching MyAriel, to which you can refer for all communications; the teaching materials used during lectures will be collected here.
Prerequisites for admission
Lessons will be taught entirely in French. Textbooks and activities in class or for self study assume that students already have a linguistic competence of level B2.
Teaching methods
The course adopts the following teaching methods: face-to-face lessons, practical activities.
Teaching Resources
Bibliography for attending students:
Parties A and B
J. Pruvost, Les dictionnaires français, outils d'une langue et d'une culture, nouvelle édition actualisée, Paris, Ophrys, 2021, disponibile in biblioteca
R. Martin, « Le Trésor de la langue française », in G. Antoine, B. Cerquiglini, Histoire de la langue française 1945-2000, Paris, CNRS, 2000, pp. 969-979 - disponibile in biblioteca
F. Maniez, « Étude comparée de quelques dictionnaires du français en ligne », in Revue française de linguistique appliquée, 12/1 (2017), pp. 9-26 https://shs.cairn.info/revue-francaise-de-linguistique-appliquee-2017-1-page-9?lang=fr
M. Francard, « Le français des Belges francophones dans les dictionnaires », in Repères DoRiF, n.11 (2016) : Francophonies européennes : regards historiques et perspectives contemporaines, C. Brancaglion et C. Molinari (dir.): https://www.dorif.it/reperes/category/11-francophonies-europeennes-regards-historiques-et-perspectives-contemporaines-coordonne-par-c-brancaglion-et-c-molinari/
C. Poirier, « Usito : un pas en avant, un pas en arrière », in Cahiers de lexicologie, 106/1 (2015), pp. 21-53 disponibile in biblioteca
Part C
Dossier of materials by the lecturer.
Bibliography for non-attending students:
Parties A and B
J. Pruvost, Les dictionnaires français, outils d'une langue et d'une culture, nouvelle édition actualisée, Paris, Ophrys, 2021, pp. 17-114 ; pp. 139-177 disponibile in biblioteca
A. Lehmann et F. Martin-Berthet, Lexicologie : sémantique, morphologie etlexicographie, 5. éd., Paris, Colin, 2018, pp. 267-328 disponibile in biblioteca
R. Martin, « Le Trésor de la langue française », in G. Antoine, B. Cerquiglini, Histoire de la langue française 1945-2000, Paris, CNRS, 2000, pp. 969-979 - disponibile in biblioteca
J.-Cl. Boulanger, A. Francoeur, M. Cormier, « Le Robert par lui-même: de l'ombre à la lumière », in Les dictionnaires Le Robert. Genèse et évolution, Montréal, Presses de l'Université de Montréal, 2003, pp. 157-188: http://books.openedition.org/pum/13849
X. Gouvert, U. Heidemeier, "Lexicographie : 2. La lexicographie électronique du français", in AA.VV., Manuel de linguistique française, München / Boston, De Gruyter, 2015, pp. 566-568 - accessibile online tramite Minerva https://sba.unimi.it/
M. Francard, « Le français des Belges francophones dans les dictionnaires », in Repères DoRiF, n.11 (2016) : Francophonies européennes : regards historiques et perspectives contemporaines, C. Brancaglion et C. Molinari (dir.): https://www.dorif.it/reperes/category/11-francophonies-europeennes-regards-historiques-et-perspectives-contemporaines-coordonne-par-c-brancaglion-et-c-molinari/
C. Poirier, « Usito : un pas en avant, un pas en arrière », in Cahiers de lexicologie, 106/1 (2015), pp. 21-53 disponibile in biblioteca
Parte C
P. Frassi, « La définition à l'épreuve des dictionnaires », in Cahiers de lexicologie, 109/2 (2016), pp. 207-230 disponibile in biblioteca
J. Rey-Debove, « Statut et fonction de l'exemple dans l'économie du dictionnaire », in L'exemple lexicographique dans les dictionnaires français contemporains: Actes des « Premières Journées allemandes des dictionnaires, éd. par M. Heinz, Berlin / Boston, Niemeyer, 2005 accessibile online tramite Minerva https://sba.unimi.it/
Lexicographic analysis sheets provided by the lecturer.
Note to non-attending students
Non-attending students should contact the lecturer before beginning exam preparation. Given the greater difficulties arising from self-preparation, it is recommended that you devote an appropriate amount of time to studying and working through the contents of the syllabus.
Parties A and B
J. Pruvost, Les dictionnaires français, outils d'une langue et d'une culture, nouvelle édition actualisée, Paris, Ophrys, 2021, disponibile in biblioteca
R. Martin, « Le Trésor de la langue française », in G. Antoine, B. Cerquiglini, Histoire de la langue française 1945-2000, Paris, CNRS, 2000, pp. 969-979 - disponibile in biblioteca
F. Maniez, « Étude comparée de quelques dictionnaires du français en ligne », in Revue française de linguistique appliquée, 12/1 (2017), pp. 9-26 https://shs.cairn.info/revue-francaise-de-linguistique-appliquee-2017-1-page-9?lang=fr
M. Francard, « Le français des Belges francophones dans les dictionnaires », in Repères DoRiF, n.11 (2016) : Francophonies européennes : regards historiques et perspectives contemporaines, C. Brancaglion et C. Molinari (dir.): https://www.dorif.it/reperes/category/11-francophonies-europeennes-regards-historiques-et-perspectives-contemporaines-coordonne-par-c-brancaglion-et-c-molinari/
C. Poirier, « Usito : un pas en avant, un pas en arrière », in Cahiers de lexicologie, 106/1 (2015), pp. 21-53 disponibile in biblioteca
Part C
Dossier of materials by the lecturer.
Bibliography for non-attending students:
Parties A and B
J. Pruvost, Les dictionnaires français, outils d'une langue et d'une culture, nouvelle édition actualisée, Paris, Ophrys, 2021, pp. 17-114 ; pp. 139-177 disponibile in biblioteca
A. Lehmann et F. Martin-Berthet, Lexicologie : sémantique, morphologie etlexicographie, 5. éd., Paris, Colin, 2018, pp. 267-328 disponibile in biblioteca
R. Martin, « Le Trésor de la langue française », in G. Antoine, B. Cerquiglini, Histoire de la langue française 1945-2000, Paris, CNRS, 2000, pp. 969-979 - disponibile in biblioteca
J.-Cl. Boulanger, A. Francoeur, M. Cormier, « Le Robert par lui-même: de l'ombre à la lumière », in Les dictionnaires Le Robert. Genèse et évolution, Montréal, Presses de l'Université de Montréal, 2003, pp. 157-188: http://books.openedition.org/pum/13849
X. Gouvert, U. Heidemeier, "Lexicographie : 2. La lexicographie électronique du français", in AA.VV., Manuel de linguistique française, München / Boston, De Gruyter, 2015, pp. 566-568 - accessibile online tramite Minerva https://sba.unimi.it/
M. Francard, « Le français des Belges francophones dans les dictionnaires », in Repères DoRiF, n.11 (2016) : Francophonies européennes : regards historiques et perspectives contemporaines, C. Brancaglion et C. Molinari (dir.): https://www.dorif.it/reperes/category/11-francophonies-europeennes-regards-historiques-et-perspectives-contemporaines-coordonne-par-c-brancaglion-et-c-molinari/
C. Poirier, « Usito : un pas en avant, un pas en arrière », in Cahiers de lexicologie, 106/1 (2015), pp. 21-53 disponibile in biblioteca
Parte C
P. Frassi, « La définition à l'épreuve des dictionnaires », in Cahiers de lexicologie, 109/2 (2016), pp. 207-230 disponibile in biblioteca
J. Rey-Debove, « Statut et fonction de l'exemple dans l'économie du dictionnaire », in L'exemple lexicographique dans les dictionnaires français contemporains: Actes des « Premières Journées allemandes des dictionnaires, éd. par M. Heinz, Berlin / Boston, Niemeyer, 2005 accessibile online tramite Minerva https://sba.unimi.it/
Lexicographic analysis sheets provided by the lecturer.
Note to non-attending students
Non-attending students should contact the lecturer before beginning exam preparation. Given the greater difficulties arising from self-preparation, it is recommended that you devote an appropriate amount of time to studying and working through the contents of the syllabus.
Assessment methods and Criteria
Preparation for parts A and B is assessed through an interview in French on the topics in the syllabus, aimed at ascertaining knowledge of the contents and the ability to reflect on the phenomena studied, also through the analysis of the documents proposed during the lectures and made available on teaching platforms. Part C will be tested by means of a commentary on the work carried out during the course for attending students, while non-attending students will be tested by means of an interview on the bibliography in the syllabus.
Students interested in acquiring 6 cfu will follow the syllabus for parts A and B; students interested in acquiring 9 cfu will follow the full syllabus.
The examination must be completed by February 2027.
INTERNATIONAL students or incoming ERASMUS students are invited to quickly contact the teacher. The examination procedures for students with disabilities and/or DSA must be agreed with the teacher, in accordance with the responsible Office.
Students interested in acquiring 6 cfu will follow the syllabus for parts A and B; students interested in acquiring 9 cfu will follow the full syllabus.
The examination must be completed by February 2027.
INTERNATIONAL students or incoming ERASMUS students are invited to quickly contact the teacher. The examination procedures for students with disabilities and/or DSA must be agreed with the teacher, in accordance with the responsible Office.
Modules or teaching units
Unita' didattica A
L-LIN/04 - LANGUAGE AND TRANSLATION - FRENCH - University credits: 3
Lessons: 20 hours
Unita' didattica B
L-LIN/04 - LANGUAGE AND TRANSLATION - FRENCH - University credits: 3
Lessons: 20 hours
Unita' didattica C
L-LIN/04 - LANGUAGE AND TRANSLATION - FRENCH - University credits: 3
Lessons: 20 hours
Professor(s)