Provencal (Noun)
Meaning
The medieval dialects of Langue d'oc (southern France).
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The troubadours wrote their poetry in the Provencal dialect, which was widely spoken in southern France.
- The linguist spent years studying the intricacies of Provencal, a medieval language that had evolved from Latin.
- During the Middle Ages, Provencal was the language of choice for many writers and poets in the region of Occitania.
- The lyrics of the medieval song were written in a dialect of Provencal that is now mostly extinct.
- Historians have been able to glean valuable information about medieval life in southern France by studying the texts written in Provencal.