Louis Remacle

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Louis Remacle (born September 30, 1910 in La Gleize , † May 10, 1997 in Verviers ) was a Belgian linguist , novelist and writer.

life and work

Remacle graduated from high school in Stavelot and then studied in Liège with Jean Haust . He received his doctorate in 1932 with a study of the language of his hometown ( Le parler de La Gleize , Brussels 1937) and did military service. From 1935 to 1946 he was a high school teacher in Seraing , from 1946 professor at the University of Liège , from 1948 also a member of the Académie royale de langue et de littérature françaises de Belgique . From 1959 to 1979 he published the Cahiers d'analysis textuelle . In 1956 he received the Francqui Prize . Léon Warnant was one of his students .

Remacle also emerged as a poet of Wallonia . On September 25, 2010, a memorial plaque was unveiled in his hometown of La Gleize, with lectures by Marie-Guy Boutier and Martine Willems (on the dialectologist), Paul Delbouille (on the literary scholar), Guy Belleflamme (on the Walloon poet), Claudine Remacle (about people), as well as Marc Duysinx (who spoke the author's lyrics) and Patrick Delcour (who sang the author's lyrics).

Other works

  • Glossaire de La Gleize. In: Bulletin du Dictionnaire wallon. 18, 1933, pp. 63–112 (also 1980)
  • Orthophonie française. Conseils aux Wallons. Liege 1938, 1969
  • Les Variations de l ' h secondaire en Ardenne liégeoise. The problem of the l' h en liégeois. Liège / Paris 1944
  • The problem of the Wallon. Liege 1948, 1968
  • Syntaxes du parler wallon de la Gleize. Vol. 1, Noms et articles, adjectifs et pronoms. Paris 1952; Vol. 2 , Verbes, adverbes, propositions. Paris 1956; Vol. 3, Coordination et subordination. Phenomènes diverse. Paris 1960
  • ALW 1 - Atlas linguistique de la Wallonie. Tome 1. Introduction générale. Aspects phonétiques. Liege 1953
  • Documents lexicaux extraits des archives scabinales de Roanne (La Gleize), 1492–1794. Paris 1967
  • Les noms du porte-seaux en Belgique romane. Le terme liégeois hârkê. Liege 1968
  • ALW 2 - Atlas linguistique de la Wallonie. Tome 2: Aspects morphologiques. Liege 1969
  • Documents lexicaux extraits des archives de Stoumont, Rahier et Francorchamps. Paris 1972
  • Notaires de Malmedy, Spa et Verviers. Documents lexicaux. Paris 1977
  • La Différenciation des géminées MM, NN, en MB, ND. Paris 1984
  • Toponymie de Lierneux. Liege 1990
  • Toponymy de La Gleize. Liege 1992
  • La différenciation dialectale en Belgique romane avant 1600. Liège / Geneva 1992
  • Orthopedic. Essai de contrôle de trois dictionnaires de prononciation française. Liege / Geneva 1994
  • Etymologie et phonétique wallones. Questions miscellaneous. Liège / Geneva 1997

literature

  • Marie-Thérèse Counet: Louis Remacle. In: Nouvelle biographie nationale 7, pp. 308-314
  • Guy Belleflamme: Centenaire de la naissance de Louis Remacle (1910–1997), linguiste, dialectologue, poète wallon. In: Francophonie vivante , December 2010.

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personal data
SURNAME Remacle, Louis
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Belgian linguist, romanist and writer
DATE OF BIRTH September 30, 1910
PLACE OF BIRTH La Gleize
DATE OF DEATH May 10, 1997
Place of death Verviers