French culture examen 1

5th and 6th century

MIGRATION ‘Bretons’ Celtic populations chased out (chasser) by Angles and Saxons

10th century

MIGRATION Vikings or Normands from Denmark settled in Normandy

5th century

INVASIONS Germanic invasions, collapse of the Roman Empire, creation of barbarian states and final victory of the Francs (Clovis) over other Germans

Early 8th century

CONQUEST Arabic conquest, Sarrasins came from Spain and defeated by Charles Martel at Poitiers in 732

2nd century BC and 5th century AD

CONQUEST Roman conquest and romanisation of Gaul (France)

Two linguistic influences in the North of France?

Espagnol et Flamand

Northern language

Langue d'oïl

Southern language

Langue d’oc

 14ème-16ème

le Moyen Français eg. Montaigne

17ème siècle

le Français classique eg. Molène

18ème siècle

le Français moderne

19ème-2024

contemporain

Indo-European language?

Latin goes back to Indo-European, which was spoken over 4000 years ago by people who did not know how to write.

Origins for the word ‘oui’?

Latin, hoc ille/hoc illa became oui

What are the 3 language registers/levels?

Soutenu, standard et familier

Latin adjectives

Noun + adjective (objective → physicality)

German adjectives?

Adjective + noun (subjective → opinion)

What is the triple influence germanique?

Plan lexical (vocab), plan phonetique (h aspiré) and plan syntaxique (subjective use of adjectives)

H aspiré?

Has an impact on the pronunciation of the word (Germanic) eg. le héros, la hauteur

H muet?

Does not have an impact on the pronunciation of the word (Latin) (l’) eg. homme, habiter

What is euphonique?

Making things sound better when it is not grammatically correct eg. belle homme