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'''Langue d'oc''', to use a fairly literal definition, is the language where ''oc'' is used for ''yes'', as opposed to the [[langue d'oil]] which uses ''oil''. It was spoken in Soutern France, in a region sometimes called [[Occitania]], and was the language of the [[troubadours]]. |
'''Langue d'oc''', to use a fairly literal definition, is the language where ''oc'' is used for ''yes'', as opposed to the [[langue d'oil]] which uses ''oil''. It is also known as '''Occitan'''. It was spoken in Soutern France, in a region sometimes called [[Occitania]], and was the language of the [[troubadours]]. For this reason [[Dante Alighieri]] considered the langue d'oc ''The mother tongue of [[poetry]]''. |
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Revision as of 19:36, 2 August 2004
Langue d'oc, to use a fairly literal definition, is the language where oc is used for yes, as opposed to the langue d'oil which uses oil. It is also known as Occitan. It was spoken in Soutern France, in a region sometimes called Occitania, and was the language of the troubadours. For this reason Dante Alighieri considered the langue d'oc The mother tongue of poetry.
