Mistralian orthography

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Mistralian orthography is a spelling system for the Occitan language, devised by poet Frédéric Mistral and characterized by its French-influenced conventions.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Occitan orthography
orthography
writing system
appliesToLanguage Occitan language
contrastsWith classical Occitan orthography
creator Frédéric Mistral
firstMajorCodificationBy Frédéric Mistral
firstMajorCodificationInWork Lou Tresor dóu Felibrige
hasAlternativeName Mistralian norm
grafia mistralenca
hasCharacteristic French-based spelling conventions
aims at phonetic transparency for French readers
etymologically French-influenced graphemes
hasDebateAbout degree of French influence
suitability for pan-Occitan use
hasFeature frequent use of final silent letters
spelling closer to French than to Latin etymology
use of digraphs similar to French
hasGoal facilitate reading by French speakers
hasInfluenceOn modern Provençal literary tradition
hasLinguisticType phonemic-based orthography with French conventions
hasStatus one of the main orthographic norms of Occitan
influencedBy French orthography
languageFamilyContext Romance languages
namedAfter Frédéric Mistral
opposedBy supporters of classical Occitan orthography
standardizedBy Félibrige
timePeriodOfOrigin 19th century
usedBy Félibrige movement
Félibrige writers
usedFor lexicographic works in Occitan
literary Occitan
poetry in Provençal
usedIn Occitan dictionaries
regional literature of southern France
usedInCommunity Occitan speakers in Provence
usedInCountry France
Monaco
usedInDialect Provençal Occitan
usedInRegion Occitania
Provence NERFINISHED
writingSystemFor Provençal standard of Occitan

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Occitan
hasWritingStandard

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