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Provencal

Historical Location
Pronunciation

Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

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The pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET phonetic system—the same system used in speech recognition and text-to-speech applications.

Vowel Examples:
AE1 = cat, bat
EH1 = bed, head
IY1 = see, me
OW1 = go, boat
UW1 = boot, do
Stress Numbers:
0 = no stress (unstressed)
1 = primary stress (loud)
2 = secondary stress (medium)
Example:
AH0 TH IY1 N AH0
= a-THEE-na (Athena)

The stressed syllable (marked with 1) is pronounced louder and clearer than others.

Quick Definition

Relating to Provence, a historic sun-drenched region of southern France celebrated for its distinct language, light, and medieval troubadours.

Detailed Definition
Provencal refers to Provence and, by extension, its language and culture. In Keats, it helps evoke a warm southern landscape and a tradition of song and pleasure.
Example
Example in poetry:
“Dance, and Provencal song, and sunburnt mirth!” evokes Provence and its lyric culture; “A Provençal troubadour tuned his lute beneath the plane trees” identifies the southern French tradition; “In Provençal light, the vines climbed stone terraces” uses the regional adjective descriptively; “Her refrain borrowed the bright cadence of Provençal song” connects place with musical poetry
Additional Notes
The adjective "Provencal" points to a specific regional reference that some readers may need to identify.; Found in the poem, Ode to a Nightingale by John Keats
Also Known As
Provençal rustic pastoral southern
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