mise en ligne le 18 septembre 2009
mise à jour le 26 mai 2010
thèse de doctorat soutenue le 12 novembre 2009 à l'EPHE, mention très honorable
Pour savoir rapidement de quoi il s'agit, j'ai ajouté la position de thèse (pdf ici) qui est un résumé long (3 pages)
ainsi que le diaporama utilisé lors de la soutenance (pdf ici de 4,5 Mo)
Abstract in English (here)
• Title: The language of blazon. A diachronic linguistic study of grammatical categories, syntax and lexicon
• Abstract: The language of blazon is a technical language dedicated to some pictural representation in colour. It is a unique situation in history and in the history of linguistics. It will be shown how syntax and lexicon have devised specialized functions to describe its colours and figures. The study shows that any text can be represented picturally in a very accurate way and conversely, any image can be described in a concise way. Syntax, rooted in Old French, has grown simpler and more concise, whereas the lexicon has complexified and grown richer from all environing sources (neighbouring regional languages and dialects) and created an unlimited number of determiners derived from nominals.
• Keywords: heraldry, blazon, history, linguistics, syntax, grammar, lexicon, neologism, France, French, Old French, picture, colour