Study programme 2025-2026Français
Question of Lexicology
Learning Activity
CodeLecturer(s)Associate Lecturer(s)Subsitute Lecturer(s) et other(s)Establishment
T-FRAN-311
  • BERRE Michel
      • UMONS
      Language
      of instruction      		Language
      of assessment      		 HT(*) HTPE(*) HTPS(*) HR(*) HD(*) Term
      FrançaisFrançais130200Q1


      Content of Learning Activity

      Main concepts of lexicology and lexography. Lexicology, concepts and terms, sub-fields. Lexical morphology (morphemes and families of words). Study of neologisms: derivation (prefixation, suffixation), compostition (marks, classes, composition), borrowing and truncation. Lexical semantics - linguistical signs. Models of analysis for lexical meaning. Semantic relationships (hypernyms, hyponyms, synonyms and antonyms). Polysemy. Paronymy. Mecanisms of tropes. Lexicography. Histrorical perspective. Lexicographical concepts. Macrostructure and microstructure. Types of definition. Examples.

      Required Learning Resources/Tools

      Not applicable

      Recommended Learning Resources/Tools

      Not applicable

      Other Recommended Reading

      APOTHÉLOZ Denis, La construction du lexique français, Paris, Ophrys, coll. L'Essentiel, 2002.
      GROSS Gaston, Les expressions figées en français. Noms composés et autres locutions, Paris, Ophrys, coll. L'Essentiel, 1996.
      LEHMANN Alise et MARTIN-BERTHET Françoise, Lexicologie. Sémantique, morphologie, lexicographie, Paris, A. Colin, Coll. Cursus, 2013.
      NIKLAS-SALMINEN Aïno, La lexicologie, Paris, A. Colin, Coll. Cursus, 1997.
      PRUVOST Jean, Les dictionnaires français, outils d'une langue et d'une culture, Paris, Ophrys, coll. L'Essentiel, 2006.
      TOURNIER, Nicole et TOURNIER, Jean, Dictionnaire de lexicologie française, Paris, Ellipses, 2009. 

      Mode of delivery

      • Face-to-face

      Type of Teaching Activity/Activities

      • Cours magistraux
      • Projets supervisés

      Evaluations

      The assessment methods of the Learning Activity (AA) are specified in the course description of the corresponding Educational Component (UE)

      Location of learning activity

      • Université de Mons - Mons

      Location of assessment

      • Université de Mons - Mons
      (*) HT : Hours of theory - HTPE : Hours of in-class exercices - HTPS : hours of practical work - HD : HMiscellaneous time - HR : Hours of remedial classes. - Per. (Period), Y=Year, Q1=1st term et Q2=2nd term
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      Date de dernière mise à jour de la fiche ECTS par l'enseignant : 05/06/2025
      Date de dernière génération automatique de la page : 14/03/2026
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