Pierre Bec ( French: [pjɛʁ bɛk] ; Occitan : Pèire Bèc , IPA: ['pɛjɾe βɛk] ; 11 December 1921 – 30 June 2014) was a French Occitan-language poet and linguist. Born in Paris , he spent his childhood in Comminges , where he learnt Occitan . He was deported to Germany between 1943 and 1945. After returning, he studied in Paris, where he graduated in 1959. He was one of the founders of the IEO or Institut d'Estudis Occitans (Institute of Occitan Studies) as well as its president from 1962 to 1980.
11-586: Lauzun ( French pronunciation: [lozœ̃] ; Languedocien : Lausun ) is a commune in the Lot-et-Garonne department in south-western France . The village of Lauzun is located in the north of Lot et Garonne, in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. It is separated from Périgord (Dordogne) by the river Dropt . It is on the D1 road, between Miramont and Castillonnes . Lauzun's strategic hilltop position
22-449: Is an Occitan dialect spoken in rural parts of southern France such as Languedoc , Rouergue , Quercy , Agenais and Southern Périgord . It is sometimes also called Languedocien-Guyennais. Due to its central position among the dialects of Occitan, it is often used as a basis for a Standard Occitan. About 10% of the population of Languedoc are fluent in the language (about 300,000), and another 20% (600,000) "have some understanding" of
33-553: Is both a central and conservative dialect. For these reasons, certain linguists are in favour of a standardisation of Occitan using Languedocien as a basis for this. Languedocien encompasses a number of variations, the classification of which is still ongoing. Jules Ronjat gives three sub-groups: Louis Alibert uses four sub-groups: Domergue Sumien defines the categories thus: In their supra-dialectal classification of Occitan, Pierre Bec and Domergue Sumien divide Languedocien into one or two supra-dialectal groups: With
44-578: The absence of a linguistic census, it is difficult to obtain exact figures on the number of speakers. The most recent global studies on Occitan say the number of speakers ranges from 500,000 to 700,000 for the language as a whole. UNESCO , which is the only organisation to treat Languedocien independently, estimates the number at around 500,000, and considers the language under serious threat. Pierre Bec Pierre Bec spent his childhood in Cazères-sur-Garonne where he learned Gascon . In 1938, he
55-434: The age of 92. As a linguist, Pierre Bec stated, within his Manuel pratique de Philologie romane (2nd volume, p. 316) that some kind of diachronical unity holds between Rhaeto-Romance languages (i.e. Romansh , Friulian and Ladin ) and Northern Italian or Cisalpine ones ( Western Lombard , Eastern Lombard , Piedmontese , Venetan , Emiliano-Romagnolo and Ligurian ). This issue has been further investigated by
66-495: The eventual victor, Nicolas Sarkozy (49.89%). In the 2012 presidential elections, Lauzun voted narrowly for Nicolas Sarkozy (51.94%) ahead of the eventual victor, Francois Hollande (48.06%). This Lot-et-Garonne geographical article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Languedocien dialect Languedocien (French name, pronounced [lɑ̃ɡdɔsjɛ̃] ), Languedocian , or Lengadocian ( Occitan pronunciation: [ˌleŋɡɔðuˈsja] )
77-511: The future King Charles IX . The church of St Etienne has a 15th-century Madonna & child sculpture, a 16th-century polychrome statue of Christ and a 17th-century altar and pulpit, commissioned by Nompar de Caumont, Compte de Lauzun, in 1623. In 1793, Lauzun was made a district centre of the Lot and Garonne department, with a law court and a post office. In the 2007 presidential elections, Lauzun voted narrowly for Segolene Royal (50.11%) ahead of
88-535: The language. All speak French as their first or second language. Languedocien is spoken in certain parts of three French regions. Other dialects spoken in these areas include: Gascon , Catalan , Limousin , and Auvergnat , as well as the unrelated Basque language. The following are the main characteristics of the Languedocien dialect: None of these characteristics are unique to Languedocien; many are shared with one or more other Occitan dialects. Languedocien
99-773: The most important specialists in Occitan dialectology and in mediaeval Occitan literature. His activity is distributed among Occitanist politics, philological research and literary creation. He collaborated with publications like Cahiers de Civilisation Médiévale , Revue de Linguistique Romane , Estudis Romànics , Oc . In 1982 he took part in the Linguistic Normalisation commission for Aranese , with Jacme Taupiac and Miquèu Grosclaude : they established some linguistics norms, officialised in 1983, following IEO 's indications for Gascon . Bec died in Poitiers on 30 June 2014, at
110-623: Was an interpreter for the Spanish Republican refugees who had crossed the Pyrenees, and he discovered Catalan . He was deported in March 1943 to Germany as part of the compulsory labor service . Bec was titular professor at Poitiers university and assistant director of the Centre d'Études Supérieures de Civilisation Médiévale (Centre for high studies in medieval civilisation). He is considered one of
121-514: Was the site of a Gallo-Roman settlement, with a castle developed from the 6th century. The de Caumont family were the lords of Lauzun from the 12th century until the French Revolution. The title Baron de Lauzun was elevated to become Comte de Lauzon from 1570 and Duc de Lauzun from 1692. The Chateau de Lauzun was developed from the original medieval fortress as a Renaissance palace, hosting visits from Catherine de Medicis and her son,
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