Savoyard ( endonym : savoyârd ) is a Franco-Provençal dialect of the Gallo-Romance family. It is spoken in some territories of the historical Duchy of Savoy , nowadays a geographic area spanning Savoie and Haute-Savoie , France and the Canton of Geneva , Switzerland . It has around 35,000 speakers today.
5-516: Several subdialects of Savoyard exist that exhibit unique features in terms of phonetics and vocabulary. This includes many words that have to do with the weather: bacan (French: temps mauvais ); coussie (French: tempête ); royé (French: averse ); ni[v]ole (French: nuage ); ...and, the environment: clapia, perrier (French: éboulis ); égra (French: sorte d'escalier de pierre ); balme (French: grotte ); tova (French: tourbière ); and lanche (French: champ en pente ). Savoyard has been
10-756: The entire spectrum of French studies. The last president was Lise Dumasy. Grenoble III University was founded in 1970, but its origins date back to the Middle Ages and the University of Grenoble . In 1968, Edgar Faure created the Établissement public à caractère scientifique, culturel et professionnel (EPCSCP), endowed with considerable autonomy. Departments were eliminated and replaced by Teaching and Research Units (UER), which later became Training and Research Units (UFR). The founding charter of Grenoble University III, Stendhal, and its three native Grenoble counterparts (Grenoble I, Grenoble II and Grenoble-INP)
15-527: The outskirts of Grenoble , France that offered courses in foreign languages and cultures, ancient and modern literature, language and communication sciences. Having traditionally focused on training educators, it has more recently become known for preparing students for careers in journalism, communication and culture. Each year, the CUEF (University Center for French Studies) educated over 3,000 foreign students through various exchange programs in fields covering
20-529: The subject of detailed study at the Centre de dialectologie of the Stendhal University , Grenoble , currently under the direction of Michel Contini . This article about Romance languages is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Stendhal University Stendhal University ( French : Université Stendhal , also known as Grenoble III ) was a university located in
25-481: Was signed in 1970. From its early days, Grenoble III opened itself to new fields and helped create emerging language sciences, as well as Communication and Applied Foreign Languages (LEA). It took multiple steps to diversify fields of study while combining non-specialized fields and those of vocational study: In 2016, it merged with two other universities to form the Université Grenoble Alpes ,
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