The Exploitation of Phenomena Related to Enunciation in a French as a Foreign Language Course Book: The Edito Example

This study aims to examine certain phenomena concerning enunciation and draw from there the didactic implications in the scope of the exploitation of these phenomena in a French as a Foreign Language course book. More specifically, we attempt to raise the question about enunciative phenomena transmission related to the expression of opinions within part of a chapter from the Edito B2 course book. To enable this, we proceed in terms of phenomena such as enunciative dimensions, shifting markers, modality markers, enunciative management markers and polyphony. From our point of view, these phenomena require the consideration of the following elements: shifted/ non shifted levels, shifters of person/ostension, modalities of enunciation/utterance and polyphonic markers of point of view. Methodologically, these elements thus constitute our analysis grid. The analysis of the list of utterances recommended by the course book concerning the expression of opinions leads us to the following findings: Firstly, the 1st/2nd-person pronouns/possessive adjectives, the demonstrative pronoun ca and the presentative c'est undertake the shifting function. Secondly, whereas the modalities of enunciation are related to assertion, interrogation, and exclamation, it is possible to identify certain specific speech acts regarding the expression of opinion. Thirdly, with regard to the modalities of utterance, subjectivity is ensured at the lexical level, especially through the use of certain opinion verbs and attributive adjectives. Lastly, while some markers of point of view in the form of prepositional locutions are utilized for the management of enunciation, they essentially contribute to polyphony.