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Gallo is a regional language of France. It is not as commonly spoken as it once was, as the standard form of French now predominates. Gallo is classified as one of the Oïl languages. Gallo was originally spoken in the Marches of Neustria, which now corresponds to the border lands of Brittany and Normandy and its former heart in Le Mans, Maine. Gallo was the shared spoken language of the leaders of the Norman conquest of England, most of whom originated in Upper Brittany and Lower Normandy. Thus Gallo was a vehicle for the subsequent transformation ("Gallicisation") of English. Gallo continued as the language of Upper Brittany, Maine and some neighbouring portions of Normandy until the introduction of universal education across France, but today Gallo is spoken by only a small minority of the population, having been largely superseded by standard French. As an Oïl language, Gallo forms part of a dialect continuum which includes Norman, Picard and Poitevin, among others. One of the features that distinguishes it from Norman is the absence of Norse influence. There is some limited intercomprehension with adjacent varieties of the Norman language along the linguistic frontier and with Dgèrnésiais and Jèrriais. However, as the dialect continuum shades towards Mayennais, there is a less clear isogloss. The clearest isogloss is that distinguishing Gallo from Breton, a Celtic language traditionally spoken in the western territory of Brittany. In the west, the vocabulary of Gallo has been influenced by contact with Breton, but remains overwhelmingly Latinate. The influence of Breton decreases eastwards across Gallo-speaking territory. , Gallo's western extent stretches from Plouha (''Plóha''), in Côtes-d'Armor, south of Paimpol (''Paimpol''), passing through Châtelaudren (''Châtié''), Corlay (''Corlaè''), Loudéac (''Loudia''), east of Pontivy (''Pontivy''), Locminé (''Lominoec''), Vannes (''Vannes'') and ending in the south, east of the Rhuys peninsula, in Morbihan. ==Etymology== The term ''gallo'' is sometimes spelled ''galo'' or ''gallot''.〔(Les Cahiers de Sociolinguistique ) "Les Cahiers de Sociolinguistique" 04 March 2014.〕 It is also referred to as ''langue gallèse'' or ''britto-roman'' in Brittany.〔(Les Cahiers de Sociolinguistique ) "Les Cahiers de Sociolinguistique" 04 March 2014.〕 In south Lower Normandy and in the west of Pays de la Loire it is often referred to as patois,〔(Omniglot. ), “Gallo language, alphabet and pronunciation.” 04 March 2014.〕 though this is a matter of some contention.〔Leray, Christian and Lorand, Ernestine. Dynamique interculturelle et autoformation: une histoire de vie en Pays gallo. L’Harmattan. 1995.〕 ''Gallo'' comes from the Breton word ''gall''〔(Les Cahiers de Sociolinguistique ) "Les Cahiers de Sociolinguistique" 04 March 2014.〕 meaning “foreign”, “French” or “non-Breton”.〔(Canal Académie ), “Les langues régionales de France : le gallo, pris comme dans un étau.” 04 March 2014〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gallo language」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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