Overview
Translation : Following a general introduction to the evolution of the French language from Old and Middle French through the French of the 16th, 17th, 18th and 19th centuries, the main focus of this course will be on the geographical variations and recent changes in the French language as it is used today within the countries of the French-speaking world (francophonie and cr茅olophonie). Students will analyze the cultural context of the language in a variety of texts. Sample texts will be chosen from a wide variety of regions and periods to give students practical experience in dealing with this aspect of translation. / Apr猫s une introduction g茅n茅rale portant sur l'茅volution de la langue fran莽aise (le vieux et le moyen fran莽ais, le fran莽ais des XVIe, XVIIe, XVIIIe et XIXe si猫cles), ce cours porte principalement sur les variantes g茅ographiques et l'茅volution r茅cente du fran莽ais aujourd'hui en usage dans les pays francophones (francophonie et cr茅olophonie). L'茅tudiant pourra analyser le contexte culturel de la langue d'un 茅ventail de textes. Des extraits de textes repr茅sentant un vaste 茅ventail de r茅gions et de p茅riodes permettent aux 茅tudiants de se familiariser directement avec cet aspect de la traduction.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2009-2010 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.