In this course, French is studied by being contrasted with English in a comparative lexicology and comparative grammar approach. Linguistic divergence is examined at the lexical level (e.g. semantic values, stylistic variants, linguistic interference), the grammatical and syntactic levels (e.g. gender, modifiers, modal auxiliaries, word order), and the pragmatic level, with a focus on cultural strategies (e.g. sentence segmentation into translation units, modulation, grammatical transposition). Translation strategies are explored so as to address the distinctive lexical, grammatical, syntactic, and pragmatic features of each language. Cross-listed: LING-3311(6). Restrictions: Students may not hold credit for this course and LING-3311. Restrictions: Students may not hold credit for this course and LING-3311.
Prerequisites
6 credit hours in 2000-level French Studies courses, including 3 credit hours in 2000-level language or permission of the instructor (prerequisite).
