Course: Phonetics and phonology

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Course title Phonetics and phonology
Course code KRF/FFV
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Exercise
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 7
Language of instruction French
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Bidaud Samuel Henri, doc. PhD.
Course content
1. Comparison of the phonetic systems of Czech and French. 2. Written language. Script and its development. Orthography (comparison of Czech, French). Grapheme inventory. 3. Phonetic typology of world languages. Tones. Clicks. 4. International phonetic alphabet. Phonetic transcriptions. Exercises. 5. Description of the phonological system of contemporary French. Vowels: place of articulation, manner of articulation, degree of aperture, labiality. Consonants: place of articulation, manner of articulation. 6. Coarticulation phenomena: assimilation, syncope, apheresis and apocope, epenthesis and prosthesis, metathesis and differentiation. Exercises. 7. The question of the arbitrariness of the sign and phonosymbolism. 8. Development of the French language and pronunciation. The origins of the French language.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming)
Learning outcomes
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Written exam, Student performance, Analysis of linguistic, Systematic Observation of Student

Recommended literature
  • Barféty, M. (2007). Compréhension orale 3 - niveaux B1 / B2 .
  • Barféty, M. (2010). Compréhension orale 4 - niveaux B2 / C1 . Paris.
  • Dohalská, M., Schulzová, O. (2009). Fonetika francouzštiny. Praha.
  • Charliac, L. - Motron, A.-C. (2006). Phonétique progressive du français - Niveau avancé. Paris.
  • Charliac, L. - Motron, A.-C. (1998). Phonétique progressive du français - Niveau intermédiaire. Paris.
  • Janešová, J. (1995). Praktický kurs francouzské výslovnosti. Praha.
  • Léon, P. ? Léon, M. (1964). Introduction ? la phonétique corrective. Paris.
  • Léon, P. et al. (1983). Les accents des Français. Paris.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): French Philology (2021) Category: Philological sciences 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): French Philology (2021) Category: Philological sciences 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): French Philology (2021) Category: Philological sciences 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): French oriented on applied economics (2021) Category: Philological sciences 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): French Philology (2021) Category: Philological sciences 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer