La linguistique de la chanson française

La linguistique de la chanson française
FRE 4930/6735, 3 CREDITS, TUE (7) & THUR (7-8), MAT 0006.
Languages, Literatures and Cultures at UF
Instructors:
Office location:
Office hours:
Contact information:
Class website:
Ben Hebblethwaite, Ph.D.
Office: 363 Dauer Hall [Department: 301 Pugh Hall]
4th period, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
[email protected]
352-273-3762
http://web.clas.ufl.edu/users/hebble/
Les axes du cours :
 Tous les genres musicaux : la chanson folklorique, le musette, l’opéra, le rock, le pop, le
soul, le rap, le punk, le funk, le blues, la musique électronique, le reggae, les chansons en
langues régionales, etc…
 Explorez comment les chansons enrichissent le lexique français.
 Ecoutez la chanson, discutez de son sens, et faites l’analyse linguistique des paroles.
 Approches syntaxiques, sémantiques, morphologiques, lexicales, phonologiques et
phonétiques, sociolinguistiques, dialectales, le changement linguistique et le bilinguisme.
 Approche pédagogique : les étudiants viennent en classe pour pratiquer le français parlé
et pour maitriser les méthodes d’analyse linguistique.
La description du cours
La linguistique de la chanson française utilise les chansons françaises comme une base de
données pour les explorations linguistiques. L’usage des chansons comme matière d’étude
linguistique s’impose parce que les chansons sont écrites, enregistrées et, de nos jours, filmées.
La lecture, l’écoute et l’audiovisuel des textes offrent une méthode multidimensionnelle à l’étude
du français. Les paroles des chansons offrent un riche corpus pour l’analyse linguistique et
l’instruction des méthodes linguistiques. Le cours utilisera une variété de genres : la chanson
traditionnelle et folklorique, la chanson française, le musette, l’opéra, le rock, le pop, le soul, le
rap, le punk, le funk, le blues, la musique électronique (« le French touch »), le reggae, le
dancehall, et les chansons en langues régionales, parmi d’autres. Nous analyserons ces textes
chantés pour leurs propriétés syntaxiques, sémantiques, morphologiques, lexicales,
phonologiques et phonétiques, sociolinguistiques et dialectales. Puisque la musique française est
souvent un carrefour culturel et linguistique, nous explorerons le contact des langues, les
emprunts, l’alternance codique, le changement linguistique, le bilinguisme et le multilinguisme
comme ils sont reflétés dans les textes. Nous allons également investiguer le rôle de la chanson
en ce qui concerne la dissémination des expressions nouvelles et l’enrichissement du lexique
français. En tant que textes enregistrés et médiatisés, les chansons françaises donnent à l’élève
l’opportunité de lire, d’écouter et de voir la langue française sur une base musicale. Ce corpus
dynamique offrira aux élèves un matériau unique pour l’analyse linguistique. Dans le cours, les
élèves vont s’engager dans la répétition collective de ces chansons, dans l’interprétation de leurs
sens en groupes, et dans l’analyse linguistique. Le cours, La linguistique de la chanson française,
sera enseignée par une méthode interactive et elle se centrera autour de l’élève en visant son
amélioration expressive en français et sa maitrise des principes fondamentaux en linguistique.
Les livres du cours
Calvet, Louis-Jean. 2009. La sociolinguistique. Paris : PUF.
LIBRARY WEST Reserve
P40 .C341 2011
Léon, Pierre. 2009. Phonétisme et prononciations du français. Paris : Armand Colin.
Perrier, Jean-Claude. (2010). Le rap français : Dix ans après. Paris: Editions de La Table Ronde.
LIBRARY WEST Reserve
ML3531 .R36 2010
Saka, Pierre. 2001. La Grande anthologie de la chanson française. Paris. LGF – Livre de Poche.
LIBRARY WEST Reserve
PQ1189 .S35 2001
Pinker, Steven. 2008 [1994]. L’instinct de langage. Paris : Odile Jacop. [
LIBRARY WEST Reserve
P106 .P5614 2008
N.B. Tous les livres devront être commandés de www.amazon.fr
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Grade distribution.
(1) 10% = 1 Class presentation: present the linguistic aspects of a song in the syllabus. 15
minutes long. Graded for clarity; organization; preparation; effectiveness of your communication
(Are you connecting with us? Are we convinced? Are you well prepared?); insight of your
analysis. Eye-contact with the class is important. Practice prior to the presentation is essential
and avoid simply reading. MS Powerpoint presentation is required.
(2) 20% = 6 page paper for undergraduates and 8 page paper for graduates plus one page of
references (essay topic and paper). The 1 page outline is due October 11 and is worth 10%.
The full paper is due on November 15 and is worth 70%. Corrected version is due
December 8 and is worth 20%. See grading criteria below. Please check your French spelling
with Microsoft Word spell-check.
(3) 10% = As many as 5 quizzes (most are pop-quizzes). NO MAKE UP QUIZZES. Quizzes
cannot be made up for any reason but they can be excused with an appropriate note.
(4) 15% = Homework (HMWK). 4 DEVOIRS. LATE WORK ACCEPTED with a 5% “late fee
assessment.” If it is more than one week late, there is a 10% “late fee assessment.”
HOMEWORK IS NOT LATE IF A MEDICAL OR EMERGENCY DOCUMENT
(INCLUDING PHONE NUMBER) IS STAPLED TO THE WORK SUBMITTED.
Devoir 1: 300 words
Devoir 2: 325 words
Devoir 3: 350 words
Devoir 4: 400 words [word count must be displayed or you will be assessed a late fee]
(5) 15% = Participation; attendance; punctuality, courtesy, attentiveness; respect for learning
environment; etiquette; insights (please, no phones, newspapers and inappropriate work); use of
French with your partner. Avoiding English.
(6) 30% = 2 Exams (15% each)
Attendance policy
Students are expected to attend class daily. All unexcused absences have a negative impact on
the participation score. Missing class seriously impacts a student’s ability to perform in other
categories of the syllabus as well (such as missed quizzes). Medical treatment or a personal or a
family crisis are grounds for an excused absence; a note including a contact phone number &
email is required.
Examinations
Class quizzes and exams are based upon readings, lectures, and presentations. Students are
expected to review their notes and readings prior to these evaluations.
Paper requirements & grading criteria
Students are expected to write a research paper in French, 6 pages for undergraduates and 8
pages for graduates + bibliography. The paper must use .12 Times New Roman font and be
double-spaced with 1 inch columns on all sides. The paper must be written in French. Students
are expected to use Microsoft Word’s French spell-checker before submitting work. All work
must original.
The 1 page proposal outline is due March 1. Include at least 5 refereed sources (i.e.
books or articles; UF online database books and articles are OK; the open access websites
may be used in addition to the 5 refereed sources). 3 of your 5 sources must also be from the
required readings in this class. The required readings must serve as guidance and form a
foundation for your paper topic.
What is an outline?
Title of paper
1. Introduction
(Creative & concise)
Thesis statement
a. Discussion of Section 2
b. Discussion of Section 3
c. Dicussion of Section 4
2. Title of section
a. Argument/discussion
1. Sub-argument
2. Sub-argument
b. Argument/discussion
c. Argument/discussion
3. Title of section
a. Argument/discussion
b. Argument/discussion
c. Argument/discussion
4. Title of section
5. Conclusion
Bibliography
a. Argument/discussion
b. Argument/discussion
1. Sub-argument
2. Sub-argument
c. Argument/discussion
Re-worded thesis statement
a. Concluding observation
b. Concluding observation
c. Concluding observation
5 paper sources + internet
Citations must be accompanied by appropriate bibliographical references.
Your paper will be graded on the basis of the originality of the ideas, on the clarity and
concision of the writing and editing, and the overall coherence, creativity and investment of time.
You should show that you have carefully read the books and found, read, synthesized and
critiqued additional sources. You should develop your own unique interpretations, arguments,
analyses, and insights. Aim to write a scholarly paper in which you strive to produce an objective,
accurate, and unique analysis of your topic. Avoid advancing personal ideological preferences
and try to take a scholarly approach in which the facts are considered. Write an outline as you
piece together your study. Organize and link paragraphs and sections together using transitional
sentences and words.
Your paper should have various sections with numbered section headings/titles. You need
an interesting and revealing title. You need to read and re-read your writing several times in
order to improve it; failure to do so inevitably results in a weak essay!
Reference and Bibliography Guidelines (an example).
In the text:
(a)
Zéphir (1997: 223) advocates the instruction of Haitian Creole in the
United States’ secondary education system.
(b)
Misclassifying Creole-speakers as African Americans fails to properly account for
linguistic and cultural differences (Zéphir 1997: 223).
In the bibliography:
Zéphir, Flore. 1997. Haitian Creole Language and Bilingual Education in the United
States: Problem, Right or Resourse? Article in Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural
Development, Vol. 18, No. 3, pp. 223-37
a. Book:
Author. Year of publication. Title of book. City of publisher: Publisher.
b. Article in journal, magazine, etc.:
Author. Year of publication. Title of article. Article in Name of source, Volume/number
of issue, page numbers.
See the bibliography for further examples.
Academic Honesty Guidelines
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academic honesty offense is defined as the act of lying, cheating, or stealing academic
information so that one gains academic advantage. Any individual who becomes aware of a
violation of the Honor Code is bound by honor to take corrective action.
Violations of the Academic Honesty Guidelines include but are not limited to:
Cheating. The improper taking or tendering of any information or material which shall be
used to determine academic credit. Taking of information includes copying graded homework
assignments from another student; working with another individual(s) on graded assignments or
homework; looking or attempting to look at notes, a text, or another student's paper during an
exam.
Plagiarism. The attempt to represent the work of another as the product of one's own
thought, whether the other's work is oral or written (including electronic), published or
unpublished. Plagiarism includes, but is not limited to, quoting oral or written materials without
citation on written materials or in oral presentations; submitting work produced by an on-line
translation service or the translation feature of an on-line dictionary as your own.
Misrepresentation. Any act or omission with intent to deceive a teacher for academic
advantage. Misrepresentation includes lying to a teacher to increase your grade; lying or
misrepresenting facts when confronted with an allegation of academic honesty.
Bribery, Conspiracy, Fabrication. For details see below.
The UF Honor Code states:
"We, the members of the University of Florida community, pledge to hold ourselves andour peers
to the highest standards of honesty and integrity."
On all work submitted for credit the following pledge is either required or implied:
"On my honor I have neither given nor received unauthorized aid in doing this assignment.”
Violations of this policy will result in disciplinary action according to the judicial process.
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La linguistique de la chanson française
Benjamin Hebblethwaite, Languages, Literatures and Cultures
FOR PRESENTATIONS : WRITE YOU NAME AND THE SONG YOU WILL PRESENT !
1
Tuesday 23 August
Thursday 25 August
Léon, 33-45 (ch. 2); Aubret, C’est beau la vie & La Fanette
Pinker, 13-22; Belle, La Parisienne; Brel, Amsterdam; Bruel,
Casser la voix & Place des grands hommes
2
Tuesday 30 August
Thursday 1 September
3
Tuesday 6 September
Léon, 93-108 (ch. 6); Barbara, Göttingen & Dis quand reviendrastu? PRESENTATION: ________________________________
Pinker, 22-38; Cabrel, Je l’aime à mourir & L’encre de tes yeux;
alida, Il venait d’avoir dix-huit ans; Cordy, Fleur de papillon
PRESENTATION: ________________________________
Pinker, 38-52; RAP: MC Solaar, Paradisiaque & Diam’s, Ma France à
moi
Thursday 8 September
PRESENTATION: ________________________________
Pinker, 81-99; Dassin, Le chemin de papa; Dave, Du côté de chez
Swann; Dion, Mon ami m’a quittée; RAP: Disez la Peste, J’pète les
plombs
PRESENTATION: ________________________________
4
Tuesday 13 September
Thursday 15 September
Léon, 111-127 (ch. 7); Doc Gyneco, Nirvana; Dranem, Les p’tits
pois!
PRESENTATION: ________________________________
Pinker, 100-114; Calvet; Dubas, Mon légionnaire; Dudan, Clopinclopant; Dulac, Lorsqu’on est heureux; Dumont, Ta cigarette
après l’amour
PRESENTATION: ________________________________
5
Tuesday 20 September
Thursday 22 September
Calvet, 5-16; Duteil, Quand les bateaux reviennent & La langue de
chez nous
PRESENTATION: ________________________________
Pinker, 114-121; Calvet, 17-29; Duteil, Prendre un enfant par la
main & Les Batignoles ; RAP : Medine, Du Panjshir à Harlem,
PRESENTATION: ________________________________
6
Tuesday 27 September
Thursday 29 September
Léon, 131-145; Ferré, Ni Dieu ni maître; François, Mademoiselle
de Paris;
PRESENTATION: ________________________________
Pinker, 123-138; Gainesbourg, Je t’aime moi non plus; Gall,
Poupée de cire poupée de son; Goldman, Quand la musique est
bonne & Elle a fait un bébé toute seule
PRESENTATION: ________________________________
7
Tuesday 4 October
Thursday 6 October
MIDTERM EXAM = Hallyday, Ma gueule & Cheveux longs et
idées courtes
Pinker, 138-155; Hardy, Tous les garçons et les filles & Le premier
bonheur du jour; IAM, Je danse le Mia; Laforet, Ivan, Boris et moi
PRESENTATION: ________________________________
8
Tuesday 11 October
Thursday 13 October
Léon, 149-158; Calvet, 29-41 Lama, Les p’tites femmes de Pigalle
& Je suis malade; Essay outline (Intro; 3-5 sections each with 3-5
issues/arguments; conclusion)
PRESENTATION: ________________________________
Pinker, 229-245; Lavilliers, Stand the ghetto & Pigalle la blanche;
RAP: Medine, Jihad – Le plus grand combat est contre soi-même
PRESENTATION: ________________________________
9
Tuesday 18 October
Thursday 20 October
Léon, 159-168; Lemay, Les souliers verts & Ceux que l’on met au
monde
PRESENTATION: ________________________________
Pinker, 245-259; Margy, Voulez-vous danser grand-mère;
Mouskouri, Plaisir d’amour & Rose blanches de Corfou &
L’enfant au tambour
PRESENTATION: ________________________________
10
Tuesday 25 October
Thursday 27 October
Léon, 211-219; Calvet, 42-48; Nicoletta, Il est mort le soleil &
Mamy Blue;
PRESENTATION: ________________________________
Pinker, 261-275; Sanson, Amoureuse & Comme je l’imagine;
Sardou, Les Ricain & La maladie d’amour
PRESENTATION: ________________________________
11
Tuesday 1 November
Léon, 223-234; Calvet; Sheller, Rock’n’dollars; RAP: Youssoupha,
Eternel recommencement
Thursday 3 November
PRESENTATION: ________________________________
Pinker, 275-281; Souchon, Allô maman bobo & Foule sentimentale
& Rive Gauche; Vian, J’suis snob
PRESENTATION: ________________________________
12
Tuesday 8 November
Thursday 10 November
Calvet, 48-60; Voulzy, Le coeur grenadine; Piaf, Hymne à l’amour
PRESENTATION: ________________________________
Pinker, 281-288; Calvet, 77-86; Piaf, Padam...padam... & La vie
en rose; RAP: Keny Arkana TBA
PRESENTATION: ________________________________
13
Tuesday 15 November
First version of your essay due; Pinker 288-294; François, Les
lavandières du Portugal; Birkin, Ex-fan des sixties
PRESENTATION: ________________________________
Thursday 17 November
Pinker, 369-383; RAP: Scred Connexion, Le Bonheur ; Diam’s, La
boulette (génération nan nan)
PRESENTATION: ________________________________
14
Tuesday 22 November
Pinker, 383-403; RAP: Booba, Ma définition & Le bitume avec une
Plume
Thursday 24 November
PRESENTATION: ________________________________
THANKSGIVING (NO CLASS)
15
Tuesday 29 November
Thursday 1 December
Pinker, 405-420; RAP: Fonky Family, La résistance & Art de rue
PRESENTATION: ________________________________
Pinker, 420-431; Aufray, Adieu monsieur le professeur; Diam’s
Lili (not found in textbooks); Baker, La petite Tonkinoise; Dion,
D’amour ou d’amitié
PRESENTATION: ________________________________
16
Tuesday 6 December
Thursday 8 December
FINAL EXAM & END OF CLASS
Final version of essay due 12 noon (boldface corrections &
improvements); Turn in at Dauer 363 (under the door)