Jules Gilliéron

French linguist

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Jules Gilliéron was a prominent French linguist renowned for his significant contributions to dialectology and linguistic geography. He, along with Edmond Edmont, compiled the famous French linguistic atlas, published between 1902 and 1912. This atlas was based on a questionnaire of approximately 2,000 words and phrases, surveyed across 639 locations in French-speaking areas. Gilliéron's work provided a foundational model for linguistic atlas projects worldwide and greatly influenced the study of regional language variations.12

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…famous French linguistic atlas of Jules Gilliéron and Edmond Edmont was based on a completely different concept. Using a questionnaire of about 2,000 words and phrases that Gilliéron had composed, Edmont surveyed 639 points in the French-speaking area. The atlas, compiled under the direction of Gilliéron, was published in fascicles…
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…famous French linguistic atlas of Jules Gilliéron and Edmond Edmont was based on a completely different concept. Using a questionnaire of about 2,000 words and phrases that Gilliéron had composed, Edmont surveyed 639 points in the French-speaking area. The atlas, compiled under the direction of Gilliéron, was published in fascicles…
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