Langue D'oil French (Noun)
Meaning
Medieval provincial dialects of French spoken in central and northern France.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The langue d'oil French dialects were spoken by the nobility and commoners alike in medieval northern France.
- During the Middle Ages, langue d'oil French was the language of the royal court and the emerging literary class.
- The langue d'oil French dialects were distinct from the langue d'oc dialects spoken in southern France.
- The use of langue d'oil French in medieval literature helped to establish it as the dominant form of the French language.
- The Norman Conquest of England in 1066 introduced langue d'oil French to the British Isles, where it had a lasting impact on the English language.