Touraine French dialect

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The Touraine French dialect is a regional variety of French traditionally spoken in the Touraine area of central France, historically regarded as close to the standard Parisian norm.

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instanceOf French dialect
regional dialect
associatedCity Tours NERFINISHED
classification variety of Central French
contrastWith more marked Oïl dialects such as Norman or Picard
country France
culturalAssociation local identity of Touraine inhabitants
geographicCore historic province of Touraine NERFINISHED
heritage part of linguistic heritage of Centre-Val de Loire
historicalContext developed from spoken Latin in central France
historicalReputation close to standard Parisian French
model of clear French pronunciation
influenced perception of standard French pronunciation
influencedBy Parisian French NERFINISHED
languageFamily Romance languages
lexiconFeature presence of regional vocabulary specific to Touraine
linguisticArea Loire Valley NERFINISHED
morphologyFeature minor variations from standard French morphology
mutualIntelligibility mutually intelligible with standard French
partOf French language NERFINISHED
phonologyFeature relatively moderate regional accent
regionType rural and urban areas of Touraine
relatedDialect Angevin French NERFINISHED
Maine French NERFINISHED
Orléanais French NERFINISHED
script Latin script
sociolinguisticStatus often perceived as close to standard educated French
spokenIn Centre-Val de Loire region NERFINISHED
Touraine NERFINISHED
central France
standardization lacks official separate standard
status declining use
regional variety
subfamily Gallo-Romance languages NERFINISHED
Oïl languages
syntaxFeature largely similar to standard French syntax
timePeriod traditionally spoken
usageTrend increasing replacement by national standard French
usedFor everyday oral communication
writingSystem Latin alphabet

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Tourangeau relatedTo Touraine French dialect