Mentonasc dialect: Difference between revisions
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* [https://robertlindsay.wordpress.com/category/linguistics/sociolinguistics/dialectology/page/5/] A Reclassification of the Occitan Language |
* [https://robertlindsay.wordpress.com/category/linguistics/sociolinguistics/dialectology/page/5/] A Reclassification of the Occitan Language |
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* [http://www.marraire.com/Ressour/Lexique.pdf] Lexique Descriptif Occitan – Français |
* [http://www.marraire.com/Ressour/Lexique.pdf] Lexique Descriptif Occitan – Français |
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* [https://www.cg06.fr/documents/Import/decouvrir-les-am/rr75-1981-01.pdf] Menton et les Mentonnais de 1939 a 1945 |
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20141228204456/https://www.cg06.fr/documents/Import/decouvrir-les-am/rr75-1981-01.pdf] Menton et les Mentonnais de 1939 a 1945 |
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==Notes== |
==Notes== |
Revision as of 19:43, 3 December 2017
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Native to | France, Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Region | Menton, Roquebrune | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Native speakers | Approximately 4,185 (2007) 2,868 in Menton & 1,317 in Roquebrune | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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ClassificationMentonasc is considered to be a transitional language; it is an intermediate language between Ligurian, which is why the classification of Mentonasc is often debated. However, it is traditionally assigned to the Occitan language.
The Mentonasc dialect bears strong similarities with the common alpine dialects, such as, .HistoryWhen the area of Menton was part of the Ventimiglia, and in the hinterland.
In the 19th century Mentonasc was used in the territories of the Free Cities of Menton & Roquebrune, an independent statelet created in connection with the Italian Risorgimento .
When France annexed most of the County of Nice in 1860, Mentonasc began its decline, substituted by the French language. Geographic distributionThe Mentonasc dialect is currently spoken by about 10% of the population in ), so this may change.Official statusNo countries currently have Mentonasc as an official language. Vocabulary/LexisBelow is a chart of some nouns and verbs found in French, translated into Mentonasc.
LiteratureThere are some texts and songs that have been published recently in Menton (most from the twentieth century.) Among the various publications: A Lambrusca de Paigran (la Vigne vierge de Grand-père) by Jean-Louis Caserio, illustrations by M. and F. Guglielmelli, SAHM, Menton, 1987. Brandi Mentounasc, Livret de Poésies Bilingue by Jean Ansaldi, 2010. Ou Mentounasc per ou Bachelerà, le Mentonasque au Baccalauréat, by JL Caserio, 5th edition, 2008., etc. Examples[1] Video of the National Anthem of Menton being sung in Mentonasc References
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