Keynote Speaker: Chantal Wtonet
Time: November 30, 2023, 14:30 p.m.
Location: Lecture Hall, 11th Floor, Xuehai Building
Introduction of the Keynote Speaker:
Chantal Wionet is a Professor and PhD supervisor at the University of Avignon and the Vaucluse, France (Université d'Avignon et des Pays de Vaucluse). She once served as the Head of the Department of Modern Literature at the university. Professor WIONET has been a member of the academic selection committees at several prestigious French universities, including the Sorbonne University, University of Provence, University of Aix-Marseille, University of Grenoble, and University of Lille III. She has also chaired the exam and evaluation committees for the French national baccalaureate language subjects for many times. In recent years, Professor Wionet has taught French linguistics, history of the French language, discourse analysis, history of linguistic ideas. She has conducted extensive research in French stylistics, grammar, lexicon and dictionaries producing significant scholarly contributions, achieving remarkable results.
Lecture Overview:
This lecture will explore the trends in the French language from both diachronic and theoretical perspectives. We will trace the linguistic trends from the 16th to the 20th century, understand their causes, and analyze certain trends within specific contexts. Subsequently, we will reflect on their potential roles in linguistic life. Linguistic trends may serve as the starting point for language changes or merely be transient linguistic phenomena.
