FRE487H5 Topic Course: L1 & L2 French prosody – rhythm, intonation, and stress

Interested in French linguistics? Learn more about L1 and L2 French prosody – rhythm, intonation, and stress in FRE487H5S!

This course offers an in-depth analysis of French prosody, focusing on its essential components – rhythm, intonation, and stress – and their role in communication. Students will examine how these features function in French and compare them with those of other languages (e.g., English, Mandarin, Korean, and Spanish). The course also addresses how prosody is acquired in a second language, providing practical tools and strategies to analyze and improve prosodic production in French as a second language.

This course will be taught by Prof. Meï-Lan Mamode, and will meet on Wednesdays 1–3pm and Mondays 2–3pm.