Occitanist

English Etymology From en Occitan -ist one who has a certain ideology or set of beliefs. Noun A supporter of Occitanism; an Occitan regionalist. en Regional Language Policies in France During World War II In need ofrallying points, Occitanists sought unifying symbols and especially a common language, and therefore tried to bring some order to the different dialects in Southern France. 2014 Aviv Amit 9781137300157 w:Palgrave Macmillan London A student of Occitan culture and language. Adjective Relating to or endorsing Occitanism. en Its popular success through its local activities is ignored in order to try to spread once more the Occitanist propaganda concerning a supposed gap between the Félibrige and the popular language of the people. Uses and images of Occitan: an Occitanist view of the world. w:International Journal of the Sociology of Language 2003 1613-3668 Philippe Blanchet 169 2004 w:De Gruyter Berlin en To illuminate such tensions, the article considerers the controversy triggered when one Occitan singer-songwriter, Joan Pau Verdier, signed with an international label, thereby opening himself up to charges of having betrayed the Occitanist cause. The Nòva Cançon Occitana and the Internal Colonialism Thesis w:French Politics, Culture & Society 2011 Eric Drott 1 29 1558-5271 10.3167/fpcs.2011.290101 w:Berghahn Books New York, NY. See also en Catalanist