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Occitan

vr.tr.occitan · INF.MED

Let an agent describe Occitan, its dialects, status and history, relay speaker figures with sources, present orthographic and naming debates with attribution, and point to learning and reference resources.

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Research draft, second pass

A second pass drafted this model: the structure a model of this thing needs, and what is known about it in the world. The line under this one says how the second half was obtained - researched against sources, or recalled without web access, in which case nothing here was read anywhere and every claim is a lead to verify. Unreviewed either way.

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Researched by: Claude

Purpose and description

Let an agent describe Occitan, its dialects, status and history, relay speaker figures with sources, present orthographic and naming debates with attribution, and point to learning and reference resources.

A Romance language spoken in southern France, the Aran Valley of Spain and parts of Italy and Monaco, with dialects including Provencal, Languedocien, Gascon, Limousin, Auvergnat and Vivaro-Alpine and transitional varieties such as Royasc and Marchois; Occitan was the language of the medieval troubadours, has a standard form and competing orthographies, is official in the Aran Valley, recognised in Italy and a minority language in France, and is endangered, with unusual forms such as a whistled variety historically used in Aas.

What it is for: Communication and cultural identity in Occitania.

It can be describe the language and dialects; relay status and speaker figures; present debates with attribution; point to learning resources.

Distinguishing features

Troubadour literary heritage

Dialect diversity

Two orthographic traditions

Endangered status

What it looks like

Not a visible object; written in the Latin alphabet in classical or Mistralian orthography.

Physical character

speakers: about 100000 to 800000 people - estimates vary widely by criteria

How it is recognised

Romance language of southern France and adjacent areas

Provencal, Gascon, Languedocien and other dialects

Catalan is a closely related but distinct language; French is the dominant language of the region

Related models

is a kind of - in registry terms

Occitano-Romance language

is a kind of - in registry terms

Gallo-Romance language

is related to - the closest relative

Catalan language

is official in - as Aranese

Aran Valley

In practice

Families and kinds

Provencal including Maritime Provencal

Languedocien

Gascon including Aranese

Limousin, Auvergnat and Vivaro-Alpine, the North Occitan group

transitional varieties such as Royasc and Marchois

standard Occitan

the whistled Occitan of Aas as a historical curiosity

Identifiers

ISO 639-1 oc

ISO 639-3 oci

Standards and regulation

Catalan and Aranese language laws for the Aran Valley

Italian law 482/1999 on linguistic minorities

French regional language provisions

Orthographic norms of the Conselh de la Lenga Occitana and Mistralian tradition

Failure modes and hazards

Presenting dialect-versus-language debates as settled

Unsourced speaker figures

Confusing orthographies

Also called

Occitan whistled from AasRoyascMaritime ProvençalMarchoisstandard OccitanNorth OccitanSouthern OccitanAuvergnatGasconOccitan dialectsArverno-MediterreanJudeo-GasconBordelaisLandeseBéarneseCis-Pyrenean OccitanAriégeois

Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Identify What Occitan is.

Identity.

Definition

Language and dialects.

Definition

Definition.

  1. What is Occitan, and what dialects and varieties exist? definition
  2. Is the question about Occitan, Catalan or a specific dialect? boundary

Status

Status and speakers.

Status

Status.

  1. Where is Occitan official or recognised, and how many speak it, with sources and criteria? measurement
  2. Which sources are cited? provenance
Structure Grammar and writing.

Linguistics.

Grammar

Grammar.

Grammar

Grammar.

  1. What are the main features of Occitan grammar and phonology? definition
  2. Which entry fits Romance linguistics? action

Orthography

Orthographies.

Orthography

Orthography.

  1. How do the classical and Mistralian orthographies differ, and what debates exist, with positions attributed? provenance
  2. Is the presentation neutral? boundary
History History and literature.

Attribution.

History

History.

History

History.

  1. How did Occitan develop from the troubadour era through decline to modern revival movements? provenance
  2. Which entry fits the troubadours? action

Literature

Literature.

Literature

Literature.

  1. What are the main periods of Occitan literature, including the Felibrige? provenance
  2. Which references are standard? provenance
Learn Learning and revitalisation.

Practice.

Learning

Learning resources.

Learning

Learning.

  1. Which resources and schools exist for learning Occitan? provenance
  2. Which entry fits Calandreta schools? action

Revitalisation

Revitalisation.

Revitalisation

Revitalisation.

  1. What revitalisation efforts exist, and how is the language endangered? provenance
  2. Which entry fits language revitalisation? action

What the second pass must settle

  • Should each dialect be a separate entry?
  • How should census and survey sources be linked?
  • The registry entry has merged aliases naming dialects and a whistled variety; should they be split off?