Pêr Denez
Encyclopedia
Pierre Denis, known also as Pêr Denez (3 February 1921 – 30 July 2011), was a French linguist, lexicographer, scholar and writer.
Denis was born in Rennes
. Thanks to his contributions in the form of novels, essays and linguistics
, he contributed to the preservation of the written Breton language
. He died in Romillé
.
In Breton
Denis was born in Rennes
Rennes
Rennes is a city in the east of Brittany in northwestern France. Rennes is the capital of the region of Brittany, as well as the Ille-et-Vilaine department.-History:...
. Thanks to his contributions in the form of novels, essays and linguistics
Linguistics
Linguistics is the scientific study of human language. Linguistics can be broadly broken into three categories or subfields of study: language form, language meaning, and language in context....
, he contributed to the preservation of the written Breton language
Breton language
Breton is a Celtic language spoken in Brittany , France. Breton is a Brythonic language, descended from the Celtic British language brought from Great Britain to Armorica by migrating Britons during the Early Middle Ages. Like the other Brythonic languages, Welsh and Cornish, it is classified as...
. He died in Romillé
Romillé
Romillé is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department of Brittany in north-western France.-Demographics:Inhabitants of Romillé are called in French Romilléens.-References:* ;* -External links:*...
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Fiction
- Glas evel daoulagad c'hlas na oant ket ma re, Al Liamm 1979, translated in English by Ian Press: Blue Like Blue Eyes Which Were Not My Own, Mouladurioù Hor Yezh 1993, ISBN 9782868630681
- Hiroc'h eo an amzer eget ar vuhez, Mouladurioù Hor Yezh, 1981
- Evit an eil gwech, MHY, 1982
- Eus un amzer 'zo bet, MHY, 1992
- En tu all d'an douar ha d'an neñv, MHY, 1993
- Kenavo ar c'hentañ er joaioù, MHY, 1994
- An amzer a ra e dro 1995
- Da Rouz An Noz, MHY, 1996
Linguistics and language methodology
- Kentelioù brezhoneg : eil derez, Al Liamm, 1971
- Brezhoneg buan hag aes, Omnivox, 1972 (reprinted by Hor Yezh, 1997; English edition tr. and adapted by R. Delaporte, Cork University PressCork University PressCork University Press is a publisher located in Cork, Ireland that was founded in 1925. They publish under their own imprint and two others: Attic and Atrium....
, 1977, 1980) - Étude structurale d'un parler breton : Douarnenez, thèse (3 vol.), Université de Rennes, 1977
- Geriadur brezhoneg Douarnenez, 4 vol., Mouladurioù Hor Yezh, 1980, 1981, 1985
- Mont war-raok gant ar brezhoneg, MHY, 1987
Articles and essays
In French- Joseph Ollivier, Les contes de Luzel (Préface de Per Denez, suivie d'une Postface sur “Contes Bretons” Pur-Terre de Brume, 1994), Hor Yezh, 1995 ISBN 2910699110
- Bretagne et peuples d'Europe, MHY, 1999.
In Breton
- Yezh ha bro, MHY, 1998.