Project Gutenberg 2016-01-23 Public domain in the USA. 420 Decorde, J.-E. (Jean-Eugène) 1811 1881 Decorde, Jean-Eugène Decorde, J.-E. (Jean-Eugene) Dictionnaire du patois du pays de Bray Produced by Gill Martin, Rénald Lévesque, Hugo Voisard, David T. Jones et l'équipe des correcteurs d'épreuves (Canada) à http://www.pgdpcanada.net, à partir d'images généreusement fournies par Google Book Search "Dictionnaire du patois du pays de Bray" by L'abbé J.-E. Decorde is a linguistic and cultural reference work written in the mid-19th century. The book serves as a glossary of the local dialect spoken in the Bray region of Normandy, detailing unique words, phrases, and expressions that are at risk of disappearing. It highlights the significance of preserving regional languages and dialects as part of cultural heritage. The opening of this work presents an introduction to the author's motivations and challenges in documenting the patois of the Bray region. Decorde reflects on the historical context in which the patois has evolved, emphasizing the influences of various languages and cultural changes over time. He intends to provide a record of the language as it is spoken by the common people, acknowledging that as time passes, the patois will likely fade, making this compilation a crucial effort for future generations interested in the origins of their language and locally rooted identities. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 77.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. fr French language -- Dialects -- France -- Bray (Region) French language -- Dialects -- France -- Bray (Region) -- Dictionaries PC Text FR Langues Category: French Literature Category: Language & Communication Category: Encyclopedias/Dictionaries/Reference 396596 2025-07-20T12:02:17.913873 text/html 369851 2024-10-22T23:46:18 text/html 221405 2025-07-20T12:02:29.822834 application/epub+zip 226640 2025-07-20T12:02:21.513947 application/epub+zip 206534 2025-07-20T12:02:20.073955 application/epub+zip 494248 2025-07-20T12:02:34.691801 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 469535 2025-07-20T12:02:28.816821 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 429196 2022-09-23T08:03:09.482431 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 306678 2025-07-20T12:02:14.889879 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 286765 2024-10-22T23:46:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17604 2025-07-20T12:02:34.829759 application/rdf+xml 16209 2025-07-20T12:02:20.611848 image/jpeg 3698 2025-07-20T12:02:20.343828 image/jpeg 217765 2025-07-20T12:02:17.951860 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog