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Reformulation discourse markers and their functions in contemporary French
Pavlovičová, Denisa ; Nádvorníková, Olga (advisor) ; Mudrochová, Radka (referee)
This master thesis deals with the theme of reformulation discourse markers, especially with the different functions these markers can fulfill in contemporary spoken French. The theoretical part of the thesis clarifies the term "discourse marker" and defines more precisely the term "reformulation discourse marker". This part also exposes various typologies of the reformulation discourse markers already proposed by other linguists. Moreover, in this part of the thesis, attention is paid to the reference to spoken, mostly French, language and describes its specifics in detail. Consequently, the empirical part draws from two different linguistic corpora to analyze the occurrences of various reformulation discourse markers. The first corpora, named YouTube, contains transcriptions of semi-spontaneous monological speeches belonging to the informal language register (popular or familiar). The second one, called Europarl, is also composed of semi-spontaneous monological speeches, this time being part of the formal (substandard) language register. Provided analyses focus on the identification and detailed description of the different functions the reformulation discourse markers assume in these two linguistic corpora. The aim of this thesis is to show if, and how, the chosen language register influences the...
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Use of the Pronoun « ça » in Spoken French
Pavlovičová, Denisa ; Nádvorníková, Olga (advisor) ; Mudrochová, Radka (referee)
This thesis deals with the use of a demonstrative pronoun "ça" in contemporary spoken French; especially in regard to its referential and syntactical function. The theoretical part of the thesis defines the pronoun and summarizes its use in specific syntactical structures. In addition, it defines the pronoun in contrast to pronouns with similar functions; particularly the pronoun "cela" which is considered to be a full standard form of the pronoun "ça". Moreover, the thesis pays attention to reference of a spoken, mostly French, language and its specifics. The empirical part draws from two corpora in order to analyse the occurrences of the pronoun "ça". The first one, Europarl, focuses on a pseudo-spoken argumentative type of speech and the second one, CLAPI, focuses on a spoken spontaneous speech. The analysis aims to identify various empirical and referential uses of the pronoun "ça" in the given corpora. The aim of this thesis is to show how the choice of the language register influences the use of "ça" in modern language. The final part of the thesis presents a questionnaire that was given to French speakers with the intent to find out whether there might be some instances in which the pronoun is considered as irreplaceable, even in standard French.
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