Old Occitan (regional context)
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Old Occitan (regional context) is a Romance language historically spoken in southern France and neighboring regions, serving as the literary and administrative tongue of medieval Occitania.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Old Occitan | 22 |
| Old Provençal | 2 |
| Old Occitan (regional context) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8875809 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Old Occitan (regional context) Context triple: [Ingelberga of Aquitaine, language, Old Occitan (regional context)]
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A.
Vivaro-Alpine Occitan
Vivaro-Alpine Occitan is a variety of the Occitan language spoken in southeastern France and parts of Italy, forming a transitional dialect between Provençal and Northern Occitan.
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B.
Languedocien Occitan
Languedocien Occitan is a major dialect of the Occitan language spoken in southern France, particularly known for its rich medieval literary tradition and role in shaping the region’s cultural identity.
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C.
Auvergnat Occitan
Auvergnat Occitan is a regional variety of the Occitan language spoken primarily in the Auvergne area of south-central France.
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D.
Niçard Occitan
Niçard Occitan is a Romance variety of the Occitan language traditionally spoken in and around the city of Nice in southeastern France.
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E.
Limousin Occitan
Limousin Occitan is a regional variety of the Occitan language traditionally spoken in the Limousin area of central France.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Old Occitan (regional context) Target entity description: Old Occitan (regional context) is a Romance language historically spoken in southern France and neighboring regions, serving as the literary and administrative tongue of medieval Occitania.
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A.
Vivaro-Alpine Occitan
Vivaro-Alpine Occitan is a variety of the Occitan language spoken in southeastern France and parts of Italy, forming a transitional dialect between Provençal and Northern Occitan.
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B.
Languedocien Occitan
Languedocien Occitan is a major dialect of the Occitan language spoken in southern France, particularly known for its rich medieval literary tradition and role in shaping the region’s cultural identity.
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C.
Auvergnat Occitan
Auvergnat Occitan is a regional variety of the Occitan language spoken primarily in the Auvergne area of south-central France.
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D.
Niçard Occitan
Niçard Occitan is a Romance variety of the Occitan language traditionally spoken in and around the city of Nice in southeastern France.
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E.
Limousin Occitan
Limousin Occitan is a regional variety of the Occitan language traditionally spoken in the Limousin area of central France.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Romance language
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historical language ⓘ medieval literary language ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Old Provençal
ⓘ
linked to:
Old Occitan (regional context)
langue d’oc (medieval form) ⓘ |
| ancestorOf |
Auvergnat
ⓘ
Gascon ⓘ
linked to:
Gascon Occitan
Languedocien ⓘ
linked to:
Languedocien Occitan
Limousin ⓘ Modern Occitan ⓘ Provençal ⓘ Vivaro-Alpine ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Old Catalan
ⓘ
Old French ⓘ |
| culturalRole |
language of courtly love poetry in medieval Europe
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vehicle of troubadour culture ⓘ |
| declineCause |
expansion of Old French
ⓘ
royal centralization in France ⓘ |
| declinePeriod | 14th century ⓘ |
| derivedFrom | Vulgar Latin ⓘ |
| floruit |
11th century
ⓘ
12th century ⓘ 13th century ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
SVO basic word order
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case distinction in early stages ⓘ two-gender system (masculine and feminine) ⓘ use of definite articles derived from Latin ille ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Catalonia (in part)
ⓘ
linked to:
Catalonia
Occitania ⓘ northern Spain ⓘ northwestern Italy ⓘ southern France ⓘ
linked to:
Southern France
|
| influenced |
Galician-Portuguese lyric poetry
ⓘ
courtly love literary tradition ⓘ early Catalan ⓘ medieval Italian lyric poetry ⓘ |
| ISO639-3 | pro ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Occitano-Romance ⓘ |
| standardizedIn | troubadour lyric tradition ⓘ |
| subfamilyOf |
Gallo-Romance languages
ⓘ
Romance languages ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
High Middle Ages
ⓘ
Late Middle Ages ⓘ |
| usedAs |
administrative language of medieval Occitania
ⓘ
literary language of medieval Occitania ⓘ |
| usedBy |
medieval Occitan nobility
ⓘ
troubadours ⓘ urban administrations in Occitania ⓘ |
| usedIn |
courtly lyric poetry
ⓘ
legal documents ⓘ medieval charters ⓘ municipal statutes ⓘ notarial records ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin script
ⓘ
linked to:
Latin alphabet
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Old Occitan (regional context) Description of subject: Old Occitan (regional context) is a Romance language historically spoken in southern France and neighboring regions, serving as the literary and administrative tongue of medieval Occitania.
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