Occitan
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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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
is a kind of - in registry terms
is related to - the closest relative
is official in - as Aranese
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
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.
- What is Occitan, and what dialects and varieties exist? definition
- Is the question about Occitan, Catalan or a specific dialect? boundary
Status
Status and speakers.
Status
Status.
- Where is Occitan official or recognised, and how many speak it, with sources and criteria? measurement
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Structure Grammar and writing.
Linguistics.
Grammar
Grammar.
Grammar
Grammar.
- What are the main features of Occitan grammar and phonology? definition
- Which entry fits Romance linguistics? action
Orthography
Orthographies.
Orthography
Orthography.
- How do the classical and Mistralian orthographies differ, and what debates exist, with positions attributed? provenance
- Is the presentation neutral? boundary
History History and literature.
Attribution.
History
History.
History
History.
- How did Occitan develop from the troubadour era through decline to modern revival movements? provenance
- Which entry fits the troubadours? action
Literature
Literature.
Literature
Literature.
- What are the main periods of Occitan literature, including the Felibrige? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Learn Learning and revitalisation.
Practice.
Learning
Learning resources.
Learning
Learning.
- Which resources and schools exist for learning Occitan? provenance
- Which entry fits Calandreta schools? action
Revitalisation
Revitalisation.
Revitalisation
Revitalisation.
- What revitalisation efforts exist, and how is the language endangered? provenance
- 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?