Intensification in Occitan folktales

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.6018/ER.471091
Keywords: Occitan, Oral literature, Intensification, Visualisation, Collective memory, Cultural transmission

Abstract

This study offers an initial exploration of the intensification strategies attested in a written corpus of 162 Occitan folktales (north-east and south-west Lengadocian varieties). Although, overall, the pool of available resources corresponds to ordinary Occitan usage, the deployment of the strategies also reflects the particular conditions surrounding the storytelling and (cultural) transmission of folktales. Intensification is used to strengthen both the audience’s immersion in the narrative, and the cultural and social cohesion of the community in which the stories are told.

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Author Biography

Louise ESHER, CNRS -- LLACAN

Louise Esher trabaja de chargé de recherche en el CNRS desde 2016. Participa en el grupo de investigación LabEx EFL GL4 sobre la tipología y la flexión no canónica, en proyectos ANR de descripción del ‘creciente linguístico’ (zona de transición entre hablas occitanas y hablas de oïl) y en el proyecto Interreg POCTEFA LINGUATEC (desarrollo de recursos para la digitalización de las lenguas de los Pirineos). Sus campos de investigación se centran en la flexión verbal, la lingüística histórica y la lingüística románica, con un interés especial en las hablas occitanas.

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Published
29-07-2021
How to Cite
ESHER, L. (2021). Intensification in Occitan folktales. Estudios Románicos, 30. https://doi.org/10.6018/ER.471091