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Informationen zum Autor Jana A. Brill received her Ph.D. in 1983 from the University of California, Santa Barbara in French, with an emphasis in linguistics. Dr. Brill is currently Professor of French and Chair of Modern and Classical Languages and Cultures at Georgetown College. Her research interests include historical and current shifts/variation in verb usage in spoken language, personal letters, and folktales. She has published in the Cincinnati Romance Review, French Review, Language, Romance Philology, and the Kentucky Philological Review. Klappentext In Oral Traditions: When Did the French Stop Speaking Latin, voices from 13th century street theatre, a 17th century fairy tale by Perrault, and the journal of an unhappy 19th century queen, blend to show how the French language evolved from its Latin roots. The focus is on past tense verbs, the core of oral and written narrative. This work includes textual references, analysis, and transcriptions of recordings from the 1980s of three subjects from northern France telling their versions of Petit Chaperon Rouge (Little Red Riding Hood.) Zusammenfassung Voices from thirteenth century street theatre! a seventeenth century fairy tale! and the journal of an unhappy nineteenth century queen! blend to show how the French language evolved from its Latin roots. This book focuses on past tense verbs! the core of oral and written narrative. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 Preface Chapter 2 Early Usage and Evolution of the Compound Past Chapter 3 Table I: Abbreviations Chapter 4 Chapter one: Aucassin et Nicolete Chapter 5 Bibliography for Chapter One Chapter 6 Chapter Two: Les Fees Chapter 7 Bibliography for Chapter Two Chapter 8 Chapter Three: Memoires de la Reine Hortense Chapter 9 Bibliography for Chapter Three Chapter 10 Appendix: Transcription of Versions of Le Petit Chaperon Rouge
