Amphis pour tous - The concept of "status" in grammar: understanding how languages work

November 23, 2021 6:00 PM - november 23, 2021 7:00 PM

The conference "Le concept de " statut " en grammaire : pour comprendre le fonctionnement des langues", presented by Jean-Pierre Gabilan, lecturer at the Laboratoire Langages, Littératures, Sociétés, Etudes Transfrontalières et Internationales (LLSETI), UFR Lettres, Langues et Sciences Humaines, will take place on Tuesday November 23, 2021 at 6pm at the Présidence de l'Université Savoie Mont Blanc in Chambéry .

It will also be held on Thursday, November 18 at 6 p.m. at the Turbine Sciences in Cran-Gevrier.

Conferences will take place subject to health conditions linked to the Coronovirus (COVID-19) epidemic, and in compliance with the safety instructions in force at the venue hosting the event. They are accessible on presentation of a valid health pass. Registration is recommended for the conference in Chambéry.

ABOUT THE CONFERENCE

Here or there? Indicative or subjunctive? An or année? ... If the native speaker knows instinctively how to produce the right answer, he or she is usually at a loss when it comes to explaining why this is so. French, like any other language spoken on the planet, is based on universal principles. Among these principles is the concept of "status", which we'll be revealing by taking a close look at some seemingly innocuous, but highly instructive, everyday statements. Let's rediscover the French language!

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