Basic concepts, language structure and change.

Introduces various ways of describing the structure, especially syntactic, of language. English, specifically Canadian English, is used as a model. Assumes some acquaintance with linguistic analysis; students will normally have taken either LING 2401 (Introduction to Language) and LING 3411 (Phonetics and Phonemics) or ENGL 3010 (History of the English Language). 

After a brief consideration of the nature of human language, introduces students to phonetics and the International Phonetic Alphabet. Then traces the history of the English language from its Indo-European origins to its present state. Focuses on the various kinds of linguistic change: those affecting sounds, forms, and vocabulary.

Articulatory phonetics and phonology.

Structure of meaningful elements; syntax. 

Studies in linguistics. The topic and the content are to be chosen jointly by the student and the instructor. The course must be approved by the Director of Linguistics. 

Studies in linguistics. The topic and the content are to be chosen jointly by the student and the instructor. The course must be approved by the Director of Linguistics. 

Étude d'aspects phonologiques, morphologiques et syntaxiques, à partir d'exemples tirés du français. 

Introduction to various sub-disciplines of linguistics (phonology, morphology, and syntax) exemplified through French. 

Initiation à l'étude empirique des interactions entre la langue française et son contexte social. Thèmes : variation sociale et stylistique, dialectes et norme, attitudes linguistiques, féminisation du discours, bilinguisme. 

An introduction to the empirical study of language as it is used in its social context. Topics include: social and stylistic variation, dialects and the "standard," linguistic attitudes, language and gender, bilingualism.

Étude des concepts fondamentaux de la phonétique et de la phonologie. Description des propriétés phonologiques du français contemporain et de leurs diverses réalisations phonétiques. Étude des variantes régionales et sociales. 

The concepts and methods of phonetics and phonology. The basic French sound system and its various phonetic realizations depending on dialects and sociolects.

Le vocabulaire est un système dynamique, capable de se modifier pour répondre aux besoins de la société. Ce cours consiste en l'étude et l'analyse de la structure du lexique, des mécanismes créateurs de la langue et des divers moyens de formation des mots, y compris la dérivation, la néologie, l'emprunt et la métaphore.

The vocabulary of a language is a dynamic system constantly evolving to meet the changing needs of society. This course consists of the study and analysis of the structure of the lexicon, the creative mechanisms of language, and the various types of word formations, including derivation, neology, loanwords and metaphors.

Étude de l'évolution du français depuis ses origines latines jusqu'à nos jours. Esquisse diachronique: phonologie, morphologie, syntaxe et vocabulaire de l'ancien français, du français classique et du français moderne. 

A study of the evolution of French from its roots in Latin to the present. Old, Middle and Modern French will be sketched: the phonology, morphology, syntax and vocabulary of each period will be studied. 

Étude de la structure phrastique dans le cadre de la grammaire générative. Présentation de phénomènes typiques du français, illustrant quelques règles syntagmatiques et transformationnelles.

A study of sentence structure in the framework of generative grammar. Phrase structure and transformational rules will be studied and some classical problems of French syntax will be presented.

Approche pluridisciplinaire du comportement verbal. Étude de l'acquisition et de la pathologie du langage par rapport aux théories linguistiques et neurolinguistiques. 

Pluridisciplinary approach to language as behaviour. Developmental and pathological issues are discussed in relation to linguistic and neurolinguistic theories. 

Discussion de mythes répandus sur le langage visant l’étude de questions d’intérêt général. Thèmes abordés : acquisition du langage et apprentissage de langues, langage et pensée, origines des langues, enfants sauvages, communication animale, dégradation qualitative des langues, réformes orthographiques, codes signés, langues primitives, complexité grammaticale, sabirs et créoles, argots et jargons, langage artificielles. Les étudiant.e.s inscrit.e.s au programme de linguistique anglaise pourront rédiger leurs travaux en anglais.

Discussion of widespread myths about language, aiming to shed light on questions of general interest. Topics include: language acquisition and language learning, language and thought, origin of languages, feral children, communication among animals, deterioration of language quality, orthographic reforms, sign languages, primitive languages, grammatical complexity pidgins and creoles, slang and jargons, artificial language. Students enrolled in the Linguistics Program may write their papers in English. 

Examen de traits caractéristiques du français parlé au Canada, notamment du franco-acadien et du franco-québécois.

Examines the major linguistic features of French spoken in Canada, in particular Acadian and Québécois French.

Initiation à l'étude de la signification et de la référence. Survol historique du domaine, sa place au sein de la linguistique générale et parmi d'autres sciences humaines; notions essentielles à l'examen des relations de sens; analyse componentielle.

An introduction to the study of meaning and reference. Historical survey of the field, and its place within general linguistics and amongst other fields of human sciences; fundamental notions for the examination of meaning relations; componential analysis.

Mise en place de concepts fondamentaux en linguistique moderne. Étude de la relation entre forme et sens, de la nature des représentations grammaticales et de leur pertinence.

Presents fundamental concepts in modern linguistics. Examines the relation between form and meaning, the nature of grammatical representations, and their relevance.

Initiation aux principes et aux règles de base régissant la formation des mots. Présentation et étude de tendances récentes en théorie morphologique. 

Introduction to basic principles and rules governing word formation. Presents and examines recent trends in contemporary morphological theory.