Professional Lexis and Style of the French Language
- Credits: 4
- Ending: Examination
- Range: 2C
- Semester: summer
- Year: 1
- Faculty of Applied Languages
Teachers
Included in study programs
Teaching results
Knowledge:
Acquiring theoretical knowledge of professional lexis and terminology of the French language, necessary for effective work with professional text.
Understanding the basic principles of the functioning of professional vocabulary and the creation of professional style.
Mastering professional vocabulary and professional terminology.
The subject covers the issue of use and the development of professional style as an interrelated and interdependent whole.
Competences:
Acquiring the ability to create a text in a professional style.
Competence to master the correct use of adequate vocabulary in professional spoken or written text in an adequate style.
Ability to create and use synonyms, understand semantic relationships in professional vocabulary
Acquiring the ability to understand professional vocabulary and professional style in the French language.
Skills:
Acquiring the practical skills in professional lexis and terminology of the French language needed for effective work with professional text.
Acquiring the skills to produce spoken or written professional text with adequate means of expression.
Acquiring the skills in searching, processing and using professional lexis and in producing spoken or written texts in a professional style.
Ability to process and analyse information from a professional text from a variety of sources and apply it in practical situations.
Indicative content
- Lexeme as a basic unit of lexicology, lexical meaning, vocabulary differentiation, types of dictionaries, semantic relations
- Linguistic styles, typology, characteristics, choice of stylistic devices
- Specialised single and multi-word denotations, collocations, terms
- Professional lexis and economic style
- Other professional texts (political, social, medical, legal, environmental)
Support literature
Required:
1. DUMAREST, D., MORSEL, M.-H.: Les mots : origine, formation, sens : 190 exercices corrigés. Grenoble : Presses universitaires de Grenoble, 2017. ISBN 9782706126352
2. GAUDIN, F., GUESPIN, L.: Initiation à la lexicologie française. De la néologie aux dictionnaires. Bruxelles : De Boeck (Duculot), 2008. ISBN 9782200351397
3. LEHMANN, A., MARTIN-BERTHET, F.: Introduction à la lexicologie. Sémantique et morphologie. Paris : Armand Colin, 2008. ISBN 978-2-200-35332-2
4. MORTUREUX, M.-F.: La lexicologie entre langue et discours. Paris : Armand Colin, 2008. ISBN 9782200351397
5. NIKLAS-SALMINEN. A.: La lexicologie. Paris : Armand Colin, 2015. ISBN 978-2200286118
6. POLGUÈRE, A.: Lexicologie et sémantique lexicale. Notions fondamentales. Montréal : Les Presses de l’Université de Montréal, 2017. ISBN 978-2760636576
7. MOLINIÉ, G.: La stylistique. Paris : Presses Universitaires de France, 2014. ISBN 978-2-13-063023-4
Optional:
1. BOUGAULT, L., WULF, J. (dir.).: Stylistiques ?. Rennes : Presses Universitaires de Rennes, 2010. ISBN 9782753510548
2. DOLNÍK, J.: Lexikológia. Bratislava : Univerzita Komenského, 2003
3. ELUERD, R.: La lexicologie. Paris : Presses Universitaires de France, 2000. ISBN 978-2-13-050577-8
4. FINDRA, J.: Štylistika slovenčiny. Bratislava : Osveta, 2004. ISBN 8080631425
5. ORGOŇOVÁ, O., BOHUNICKÁ, A.: Lexikológia slovenčiny. Bratislava: Stimul, 2011. ISBN 978-80-8127-030-7
6. POLICKÁ, A.: Initiation à la lexicologie française. Brno : Masarykova univerzita, 2014. ISBN 978-80-210-7510-8
Requirements to complete the course
Interim evaluation: 30 %
Final evaluation: 70 %
Student workload
Full-time study: 104 hours. Of which:
26 hours – attendance at seminars
26 hours – preparation for seminars and for the interim evaluation
52 hours – preparation for the final exam
Language whose command is required to complete the course
French
Date of approval: 09.02.2023
Date of the latest change: 06.05.2022