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Franco-Provençal language — language name=Franco Provençal, Arpitan nativename=patouès, arpetan pronunciation=/patuˈe/ /patuˈɑ/ states=flag|Italy flag|France flag|Switzerland region=Valle d Aosta, Piedmont, Foggia, Franche Comté, Savoie, Bresse, Bugey, Dombes, Beaujolais,… … Wikipedia
Provençal (disambiguation) — Provençal is one of several dialects of the Occitan language, spoken in France. The word may have some other meanings:*The whole Occitan language is sometimes called Provençal *Franco Provençal language, a distinct Romance language which should… … Wikipedia
Provencal — Pro ven [,c]al , n. [F.] 1. A native or inhabitant of Provence in France. [1913 Webster] 2. The Provencal language. See {Langue d oc}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Provençal — Infobox Language name=Provençal nativename=Provençau familycolor=Indo European states=France, Spain, Italy, Monaco, small community in California region=Europe speakers=362,000 [http://www.ethnologue.com/show language.asp?code=prv ] fam2=Italic… … Wikipedia
Provençal literature — the body of writings in the Occitan, or Provençal, language of Provence and neighbouring regions in southeastern France. Provençal literature flourished from the 11th to the 14th century, when its poetry reached rare heights of virtuosity… … Universalium
language — /lang gwij/, n. 1. a body of words and the systems for their use common to a people who are of the same community or nation, the same geographical area, or the same cultural tradition: the two languages of Belgium; a Bantu language; the French… … Universalium
Language secessionism — or linguistic secessionism is an attitude consisting in separating a language variety from the language to which it normally belongs, in order to make this variety considered as a distinct language. This phenomenon was first analyzed by Catalan… … Wikipedia
Provençal — [prō΄vən säl′, präv΄ənsäl′; ] Fr [ prō̂ vän sȧl′] adj. [Fr] of Provence or its people, language, or culture n. 1. the vernacular of S France, a Romance language comprising several dialects 2. the medieval language of S France, a literary… … English World dictionary
Provençal — ► NOUN 1) a person from Provence. 2) the language of Provence. ► ADJECTIVE ▪ relating to Provence … English terms dictionary
Language policy in France — France has one official language, the French language. The French government does not regulate the choice of language in publications by individuals but the use of French is required by law in commercial and workplace communications. In 2006 a… … Wikipedia
