Géolinguistique francaise (French Geolinguistics)
French Studies · 3 hrs Lecture
Offered: Fall Or Winter
FREN-3202 prerequisites
We couldn't read this course's prerequisites into a chain. The wording is under “Requisite courses” below.
Where FREN-3202 counts
Counts toward 3 more as one option among several, not as a course you must take:
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Description
This course presents contemporary varieties of French in Canada and other parts of the Francophone World. After a brief introduction to linguistic change from early dialects to today's international norm, the course focuses on regional variation particularly in Canada and North America, major geolinguistic concepts (e.g. regionalism, isogloss), and fieldwork methods. Sound documents are explored for their vocabulary and grammar, to help students expand their communication skills in different environments, as they become more familiar with different varieties of French. The Honours level concentrates on methodology and linguistic data analysis (e.g. lexicometry, linguistic atlases).
Requisite courses
6 credit hours in 2000-level French language/linguistics or permission of the instructor [prerequisite(s)].
Restrictions
Students may not hold credit for this course and FREN-4202 | LING-3303 | LING-4303.
Cross-listed
LING-3303(3).
From the 2026-27 undergraduate calendar. Always verify details on WebAdvisor or with an academic advisor before registering.