Feb 5, 2022 · Occitan has a great range of sonorities; depending on the dialects. some dialects have a more CVCV structure, an uvular R and semi-nasal vowels, and so sound more french. …

Apr 22, 2021 · Consensus might be a bit strong but even so, Charlemagne is not Charles the Bald and while he probably spoke Frankish, Frankish gave way to old French in the 8th century, …

Dec 28, 2020 · Just within France, there's Breton (a Celtic language, related to Welsh), Picard, Gascon, Limousin, Alsacien, Occitan, and several others; while practically everyone in France …

Dec 28, 2020 · The first vowel stayed the same in the south but in the north it also became more like man “eh” sound. So “amatus” became “amatz” in Occitan, but “aimé” in French. The …

Feb 28, 2021 · similarly, I guessed "bandera," but was stumped when the French guy said "drapeau." I knew it meant flag, but how did French get there? However, when the Italian guy …

Dec 30, 2023 · In France at the time of the Revolution, the French language was dominant in only fifteen of the country’s eighty-nine departments, sharing the stage with German, as well as …

Jul 19, 2021 · (i myself consider it definitely occitan, but acting like disagreements don't exist among linguists would be disingenuous). personally i see "dialect of french" as referring only to …

Apr 28, 2020 · It's really just that French became the international lingua franca of Europe around the time France properly coalesced into the more modern understanding of a nation state. This …

May 29, 2015 · Here is a book that has parallel French and Occitan text, if you're curious. It's about the regional instruments of drum and one-hand flute. In the 19th century France became …

Mar 3, 2021 · Catalan - Italian: sure / Catalan - Occitan: yes, but with some difficulties / Catalan - French: yes, but whenever the french accent we hear is not fully standard. Still, due to …