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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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| 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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