Roubaix–Tourcoing dialect
E519673
The Roubaix–Tourcoing dialect is a regional variety of the Picard language traditionally spoken in and around the industrial twin cities of Roubaix and Tourcoing in northern France.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Roubaix–Tourcoing dialect canonical | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dialect
ⓘ
regional variety of Picard ⓘ |
| broaderCategory |
minority languages in Europe
ⓘ
regional languages of France ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Lille dialect of Picard
ⓘ
other Picard urban dialects ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| culturalRole |
marker of local identity in Roubaix
ⓘ
marker of local identity in Tourcoing ⓘ |
| declineCause | language shift to French ⓘ |
| declinePeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| distinctFrom |
Standard French
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Walloon language NERFINISHED ⓘ West Flemish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAncestor |
Old French
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vulgar Latin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Picard-specific phonology
ⓘ
lexical items distinct from Standard French ⓘ urban industrial vocabulary ⓘ |
| hasType | urban dialect ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
French language
ⓘ
contact with Flemish ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Gallo-Romance languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Oïl languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Romance languages ⓘ |
| partOf | Picard language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
French Flanders
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lille metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Hauts-de-France
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nord department NERFINISHED ⓘ Roubaix NERFINISHED ⓘ Tourcoing NERFINISHED ⓘ northern France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status |
endangered
ⓘ
regional dialect ⓘ |
| subdivisionOf | Picard language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalUse | industrial twin cities of Roubaix and Tourcoing ⓘ |
| usedBy |
working-class communities of Roubaix
ⓘ
working-class communities of Tourcoing ⓘ |
| usedIn |
everyday informal speech
ⓘ
local songs and expressions ⓘ oral tradition ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.