Autour des convergences et des divergences existant entre le français de Suisse et de Belgique. L... more Autour des convergences et des divergences existant entre le français de Suisse et de Belgique. La Suisse et la Belgique sont deux pays européens qui présentent des aspects qui les rapprochent et en même temps qui les séparent. Ils sont insérés dans le cadre général de la Francophonie puisque tous les
When it comes to postcolonialism one cannot but take into account the Guyanese novelist Wilson Ha... more When it comes to postcolonialism one cannot but take into account the Guyanese novelist Wilson Harris whose work Palace of the Peacock seems to be the perfect and the clearest expression of the values and effects provoked by that practice that goes by the name of colonialism. Not only does the above-mentioned novel tackle postcolonial issues but it also sheds light on a theme that is strictly intertwined: I am referring to the theme of the journey which also carries within itself the notion of spatiality and temporality. This study revolves around two main aspects: the spatial and temporal datum throughout the 19th and 20th centuries (the latter being the one lived by the author examined) and the theme of journey as a phantasmagorical experience in an unbreakable cycle between life and death.
When it comes to modernism, one cannot but take into account the very idea of space and spatialit... more When it comes to modernism, one cannot but take into account the very idea of space and spatiality as it is in this European phenomenon that space becomes a tool through which reality is expressed. For instance, in the modernist narrative the setting is no longer considered as such because it ripens into a real character: let us take as an example the London evoked and described by Woolf. The characters in Mrs. Dalloway move and exist in a given space: London, which is perceived in a different manner in accordance with the characters' perception. The metropolis in modernism acquires a brand new characterisation as well as a newfound definition: in fact, the metropolis becomes a symbolisation and is transformed into an unmitigated "image". In other terms, it is the place par excellence where alienation comes into being, where one's identity is deconstructed and annihilated. The English metropolis triggers in Clarissa Dalloway, a high-society woman strolling through London who intends to host a party later in the evening, a sheer fascination: "I love walking in London", she utters at the beginning of the novel, whereas Septimus Warren Smith, the war veteran who suffers from shell-shock, regards it as a place that is reminiscent of war, death and suffering.
Pacing Like A Ghost: A Reading Of A Haunted House And Kew Gardens In Light Of The Interplay Betwe... more Pacing Like A Ghost: A Reading Of A Haunted House And Kew Gardens In Light Of The Interplay Between The Woolfian Texts And Vanessa Bell’s Illustrations.
Départ des français de la France vers les côtes canadiennes : les colonisateurs, les colons et la... more Départ des français de la France vers les côtes canadiennes : les colonisateurs, les colons et la langue……………….....……………………….…………. ……….page 4 L'isolement linguistique du Québec : les isoglosses et la diffusion de la langue française………………………….………………………….………….………page 6 Les attitudes à l'égard du français au Canada et les archaïsmes…………………….
Formally the notion of the norm and that of variation can seem two poles of a magnet that repel e... more Formally the notion of the norm and that of variation can seem two poles of a magnet that repel each other; it almost seems that these two terms are the opposite of each other in the sense that the norm refers to a fixed and regulated system whereas variation is generally seen as a linguistic deviation of this normalized structure. However, when we open our critical mind, we have the impression that these two notions are conflictual; but if we look more closely, it is possible to deduce that, indeed, the notions of norm and variation can appear as two sides of the same coin: these are two terms that are actually complementary since without a norm it would not be possible to have a variation. Furthermore, we must remember that the norm is a system that is always there and that reassures us every time we get lost in a type of language that is completely "contaminated" by variation. To answer this question, it is first necessary to consider a precise and thorough definition of norm and variation. Then, it is necessary to consider whether these two concepts are conflicting or not by referring to the principles that have just been established by deepening them.
Autour des convergences et des divergences existant entre le français de Suisse et de Belgique. L... more Autour des convergences et des divergences existant entre le français de Suisse et de Belgique. La Suisse et la Belgique sont deux pays européens qui présentent des aspects qui les rapprochent et en même temps qui les séparent. Ils sont insérés dans le cadre général de la Francophonie puisque tous les
When it comes to postcolonialism one cannot but take into account the Guyanese novelist Wilson Ha... more When it comes to postcolonialism one cannot but take into account the Guyanese novelist Wilson Harris whose work Palace of the Peacock seems to be the perfect and the clearest expression of the values and effects provoked by that practice that goes by the name of colonialism. Not only does the above-mentioned novel tackle postcolonial issues but it also sheds light on a theme that is strictly intertwined: I am referring to the theme of the journey which also carries within itself the notion of spatiality and temporality. This study revolves around two main aspects: the spatial and temporal datum throughout the 19th and 20th centuries (the latter being the one lived by the author examined) and the theme of journey as a phantasmagorical experience in an unbreakable cycle between life and death.
When it comes to modernism, one cannot but take into account the very idea of space and spatialit... more When it comes to modernism, one cannot but take into account the very idea of space and spatiality as it is in this European phenomenon that space becomes a tool through which reality is expressed. For instance, in the modernist narrative the setting is no longer considered as such because it ripens into a real character: let us take as an example the London evoked and described by Woolf. The characters in Mrs. Dalloway move and exist in a given space: London, which is perceived in a different manner in accordance with the characters' perception. The metropolis in modernism acquires a brand new characterisation as well as a newfound definition: in fact, the metropolis becomes a symbolisation and is transformed into an unmitigated "image". In other terms, it is the place par excellence where alienation comes into being, where one's identity is deconstructed and annihilated. The English metropolis triggers in Clarissa Dalloway, a high-society woman strolling through London who intends to host a party later in the evening, a sheer fascination: "I love walking in London", she utters at the beginning of the novel, whereas Septimus Warren Smith, the war veteran who suffers from shell-shock, regards it as a place that is reminiscent of war, death and suffering.
Pacing Like A Ghost: A Reading Of A Haunted House And Kew Gardens In Light Of The Interplay Betwe... more Pacing Like A Ghost: A Reading Of A Haunted House And Kew Gardens In Light Of The Interplay Between The Woolfian Texts And Vanessa Bell’s Illustrations.
Départ des français de la France vers les côtes canadiennes : les colonisateurs, les colons et la... more Départ des français de la France vers les côtes canadiennes : les colonisateurs, les colons et la langue……………….....……………………….…………. ……….page 4 L'isolement linguistique du Québec : les isoglosses et la diffusion de la langue française………………………….………………………….………….………page 6 Les attitudes à l'égard du français au Canada et les archaïsmes…………………….
Formally the notion of the norm and that of variation can seem two poles of a magnet that repel e... more Formally the notion of the norm and that of variation can seem two poles of a magnet that repel each other; it almost seems that these two terms are the opposite of each other in the sense that the norm refers to a fixed and regulated system whereas variation is generally seen as a linguistic deviation of this normalized structure. However, when we open our critical mind, we have the impression that these two notions are conflictual; but if we look more closely, it is possible to deduce that, indeed, the notions of norm and variation can appear as two sides of the same coin: these are two terms that are actually complementary since without a norm it would not be possible to have a variation. Furthermore, we must remember that the norm is a system that is always there and that reassures us every time we get lost in a type of language that is completely "contaminated" by variation. To answer this question, it is first necessary to consider a precise and thorough definition of norm and variation. Then, it is necessary to consider whether these two concepts are conflicting or not by referring to the principles that have just been established by deepening them.
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