Descriptive Grammar of Language C - French - level 1 3201-1GRMCF
The course familiarizes students with basic notions in descriptive grammar of French language (with strong emphasis on functional, syntax and morphological approach). Main part of the course is the review of basic features of French language grammar system, including: (i) main parts of speech and word croups connected with them; (ii) basic sentence patterns; (iii) discursive functions of basic types of main sentences; (iv) grammatical, semantic and pragmatical aspects associated with main sentence and clauses; (v) grammatical aims used for distribution of information within and outside of a sentence. The subject of the course's first part covers GN topics, as well as introduction to descriptive apparatus of the sentence.
Type of course
Mode
Prerequisites (description)
Learning outcomes
At the end of the semester, the student will:
- know how to distinguish basic parts of sentences in statements;
- understand what are the possibilities of building and enhancing GN;
- understand the rules of rewriting sentence structures.
Assessment criteria
- written test
- two unacknowledged absences
Bibliography
Calas F., Rossi N. 2001. Questions de grammaire pour les concours, Paris, Ellipses.
Arrivé M., Gadet F., Galmiche M. 1986. La grammaire d'aujourd'hui, Paris, Flammarion.
Weinrich H. 1989. Grammaire textuelle du français, Paris, Didier.
Grevisse M. 1986. Le Bon Usage, Paris, Duculot.