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- The langues d'oïl (/ dɔɪ (l)/ doy (l), US also / dɔːˈiːl / daw-EEL, [Note 1] French: [lɑ̃ɡ dɔjl]) are a dialect continuum that includes standard French and its closest autochthonous relatives historically spoken in the northern half of France, southern Belgium, and the Channel Islands.
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The langues d'oïl (/ d ɔɪ (l)/ doy(l), US also / d ɔː ˈ iː l / daw-EEL, French: [lɑ̃ɡ dɔjl]) are a dialect continuum that includes standard French and its closest autochthonous relatives historically spoken in the northern half of France, southern Belgium, and the Channel Islands.
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Quick Reference. The language of the north of France during the medieval period, so called to distinguish it from the langue d'oc (see Provençal), the distinction being based on the particle of affirmation: late Latin ‘hoc ille’ for ‘yes’ became ‘o'ïl’ in the North and ‘oc’ in the South.
The langues d'oïl are a dialect continuum that includes standard French and its closest autochthonous relatives historically spoken in the northern half of France, southern Belgium, and the Channel Islands.
Langues d'oïl (which literally means in English: "languages of yes") is the linguistic and historical name for the Gallo-Romance languages which developed from Latin in the northern territories of Roman Gaul that now are occupied by northern France, part of Belgium and the Channel Islands.
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: french sense 2. Word History. Etymology. French, from Old French, literally, language of oïl; from the French use of the word oïl for "yes" First Known Use. circa 1682, in the meaning defined above. Time Traveler. The first known use of langue d'oïl was circa 1682. See more words from the same year. Dictionary Entries Near langue d'oïl.
All three words come from Latin terms of agreement: oc originated in hoc, meaning “this,” oïl from hoc illud, meaning “this is it,” and sì from sic, meaning “thus it is.” While oc and oïl are rarely used in contemporary languages, the sì form is still utilized in Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese (sim).
Entries where "langues d'oïl" occurs: Joret line: …in 1883. Proper noun Joret line (linguistics) An isogloss used in the linguistics of the langues d'oïl. Dialects north of the line have preserved Vulgar Latin /k/ and /ɡ/ before… Quote, Rate & Share
