"Roots full excavation. Innumerable. This is not the question of the number that bothers me, but the norm. I hear it. Huge and everywhere. Casually. On the radio, on TV, in our machines and phones, in advertising or answering machines. The voice of the great neutral. Everything else in the talk of the streets, fields, people and their faces ... "It is with this introduction to the book" Faces of voice, "Andre Minvielle decided to leave between Pyrenees Aveyron to meet the accents. As an investigator, he invites us to a beautiful walk that goes from the University of Toulouse Le Mirail in Laguiole through the banks of the Lot and the markets of Armagnac. This quest ethnolinguistic can reconstruct the history of the people of this country, understand what made the genius of this company Languedoc rich and varied, always moving, and how their accents are one of the finest brand identity . I enjoyed the portraits that form the backbone of the book. I learned about rugby, racing cows, the place of women in pre-revolutionary society Pyrenees. The verb
, image and sound. You'll like me
seduced by the writing of André Minvielle. Invigorating and creative she gives flesh and meaning to events. Setting photos of Jean-Philippe Arles is also making remarkable crossover by each character Dede Minvielle a hero of everyday life. The idea is to have the book with a CD where you can listen to the voice, accent, all the actors in this merry investigation of meaning and sound.
I only regret that this wonderful journey into the heart of the Languedoc was not extended to Aquitaine. To meet all these people, one feels intuitively that our region goes far beyond its administrative borders.
"Faces of votes André Minvielle,
Editions Privat, 2008. 160 p. (Original CD included) 35 euros.
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