Langue d'oc French
- noun
- /lɑŋ ˈdɔk frɛntʃ/
- Literature
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francés de lengua de oc
- The poetry of the troubadours was originally composed in Langue d'oc French.
Examples
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Many medieval legal documents from southern France were written in Langue d'oc French.
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Linguists study Langue d'oc French to understand the evolution of Romance languages.
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The Langue d'oc French dialects are rich in history.
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Did you know that Langues d'oc French was once widely spoken?
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Linguists study Langue d'oc French to understand the evolution of Romance languages.
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Many medieval legal documents from southern France were written in Langue d'oc French.
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The poetry of the troubadours was originally composed in Langue d'oc French.
Synonyms
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A language like French spoken in southern France
A group of old French dialects once spoken in southern France that use oc for yes
Surface Forms
Morphology
The words 'langue' (language) and 'French' clearly signal a named language variety so a learner who knows those parts could infer this refers to a type of language or dialect ('language of oc'). However, the element 'd'oc' is archaic/specialized (referring to the word 'oc' meaning 'yes' and a historical southern French grouping) and the precise historical/southern-dialect sense is not derivable from the parts without prior cultural-linguistic knowledge, so the transparency is only partial.
Etymology
Langue d'oc French comes from the old southern word oc for 'yes'. People called that speech the 'language of oc' to show it was different from northern French, which used 'oïl' and later 'oui', so the name shows this group of old southern French used oc.