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Lecturer(s)
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Bidaud Samuel Henri, doc. PhD.
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Course content
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1. How do languages evolve? The main principles of linguistic change (phonetics, analogy, substratum, etc.) 2. Indo-European. 3. The Italic languages (Latin and Osco-Umbrian). Archaic Latin. 4. Classical Latin. 5. Vulgar Latin. 6. Gallo-Romance. The Germanic invasions. 7. Old French. 8. The Vikings in Normandy and French in England. 9. The morphological system of Old French. 10. Lexic and syntax of Old French. 11. Text analysis.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook)
- Homework for Teaching
- 50 hours per semester
- Attendace
- 25 hours per semester
- Preparation for the Exam
- 25 hours per semester
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Learning outcomes
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The course focuses on two basic areas of topics related to the development of the French language: (1) the external history of the French language (i.e. social, cultural, literary, political events that influenced the use and form of French in a given period); (2) the internal history of the French language (i.e. the development of the language's own system and its sound, lexical, and grammatical levels). These two areas of topics will be intertwined in the presentation.
- mastery of the subject to the extent specified in the course objectives - ability to understand professional texts in this field
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Prerequisites
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None
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Written exam, Student performance, Systematic Observation of Student
The condition for completing the course is regular attendance, and preparation for classes. The exam tests knowledge of the material covered.
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Recommended literature
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Hagege, C. (1998). Le français, histoire d'un combat. Paris.
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Huchon, M. (2002). Histoire de la langue française. Paris.
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Perret, M. (1998). Introduction ? l'histoire de la langue française. Paris.
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Skalička, V. (1960). Vývoj jazyka. Praha.
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Šabršula, J. (1996). Vývoj francouzského jazyka. Ostrava.
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