Postgraduate Course: Language and Culture in Medieval France: The Dialects of the Langue d'oil (CLLC11015)
Course Outline
| School |
School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College |
College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits |
20 |
| Home subject area |
Common Courses (School of Lit, Lang and Cult) |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
None |
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| Course description |
A study of the main dialects of French (Francien, Picard, Norman and Anglo-Norman) in the period ca 1100 to ca 1450 as forms of literary expression and their interaction in the formation of a literary language. In addition to studying the development of various literary languages associated with different genres (epic, romance, lyric, fabliaux, historiography) the political and socio-cultural pressures leading to the establishment in the late fourteenth century of a linguistic norm for literarture based on Francien will be considered. The material will be approached through the close reading and analysis of exemplary texts. |
Entry Requirements
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites |
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| Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
None
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| Additional Costs |
None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 1, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: No |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| Central | Lecture | | 1-11 | 11:10 - 13:00 | | | | |
| First Class |
First class information not currently available |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
| An ability to appreciate and analyse the modes of expression used in various literary forms in Old and Middle French; an understanding of the ways in which language change occures in the Old French linguistic area and of the ways in which various dialects interact in texts to produce distinctive literary expressions; a knowledge and appreciation of the fundamental features, phonetic, morpho-syntactic and lexical of Old French and its dialects; an ability to analyse and discuss these orally and in writing. |
Assessment Information
| One essay of 4,000 words. |
| Please see Visiting Student Prospectus website for Visiting Student Assessment information |
Special Arrangements
| Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Prof Philip Bennett
Tel: (0131 6)50 8413
Email: philip.bennett@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Mrs Kate Marshall
Tel: (0131 6)50 4114
Email: Kate.Marshall@ed.ac.uk |
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