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Loanwords of French art

Loanwords of French art. debut ?. artiste?. ARE YOU SPEAKING FRENCH OR ENGLISH?. art deco ?. 100501047 Chris Yang 97501015 Lily Chang. 1. art deco. Definition: a style of decoration that was especially popular in the 1930s and uses simple shapes and lines and strong colors

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Loanwords of French art

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  1. Loanwords of French art debut ? artiste? ARE YOU SPEAKING FRENCH OR ENGLISH? art deco? 100501047 Chris Yang 97501015 Lily Chang

  2. 1. art deco • Definition: • a style of decoration that was especially popular in the 1930s and uses simple shapes and lines and strong colors • Etymology: Arts Décoratifs

  3. 1. art deco • Example: • Earlier this year the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris staged a fascinating exhibition..which highlighted the style now known by connoisseurs as Art Deco.(1966, Times)

  4. 1. art deco Chrysler Building in New York City

  5. 2. New Wave(nouvelle vague) • Definition: • (n.) A new movement or trend, esp. in the arts • (adj.) cinematicnouvelle vague • (n.) A style of rock music that emerged in the late 1970s • Etymology: nouvelle vague

  6. 2. New Wave(nouvelle vague) • Example: It is a film made by one of the old guard rather than by a member of the nouvelle. vague. (1959) Jean-Luc Godard's New Wave film Breathless (1960)

  7. 3. debut • Definition: • (n.) first appearance in public of an actor, actress, or other performer • (n.)entry into society • (v.) make one's début • (adj.) • Etymology: débuter (v.) &début (n.)

  8. 3. debut • Example:I find that your début at Paris has been a good one. • Differences between debut in English and début in French • French: débuter(v.) & début (n.) • English:debut(v.) (n.) (adj.)&debute (v.) • She will maker her debut this Saturday. • The new series will debut in March. • His debut autobiography has already been sold out.

  9. 4. role • Definition: • (n.) A person's allotted share, part, or duty in life and society • (n.) An actor's part in a play, film, etc. • Etymology: rôle • Forms: 16 rowle 18 roal 16–17 roll 18– role 17– rôle

  10. 4. role • Example: • The Euangelist from God hath receiued such a rowle……(1606, S. Gardiner Bk. Angling ) • where every man has his roll…… (1692, R. L'EstrangeFables ) • Differences between “role” in English and “rôle” in French • In French, there are three definitions of “rôle ” • (n.) A person's allotted share, part, or duty in life and society • (n.) An actor's part in a play, film, etc. • (n.) roll (of paper) on which an actor's part is written

  11. 5. artist& artiste • Definition of “artist”: • someone who paints, draws or makes sculptures • someone who creates things with great skill and imagination • Definition of “artiste”: a skilled performer, especially a dancer, singer or actor • Etymologyof “artist” & “artiste”: artiste

  12. 5. artist & artiste • Example: • We shall conclude with an extract from some complimentary verses by a noble secretary, who is himself both an Amateur and Artiste.(1790, Crit. Rolliad Pt. 2) • Transfer of Meaning: artist

  13. 6. avant-garde (adj.) /avɑ̃ɡard/ • Definition • The foremost part of an army • Extremely modern and often seems strange or slightly shocking • The pioneers or innovators in any art in a particular period. • HOW? • Used in English 15c.-18c. in a military sense; borrowed again 1910 as an artistic term for "pioneers or innovators of a particular period."

  14. 6. avant-garde • Etymology • Avant (before / advance) + garde (guard) • Military  artistic • Example • Odmarled the Avanguard.(1653 S.ClarkeLife Tamerlane) • Stengel..commanded the avantgarde of Valence's army.(1796 Campaigns)

  15. 7. film noir (n.) /film nwar/ • Definition • A black film • A film of a gloomy or fatalistic character. • Etymology of “noir”

  16. 7. film noir

  17. 8. auteur (n.) /ɔːˈtəː/ • Definition • Author • a film director who has a strong influence on the style of the films that he or she makes • Etymology • autor"father" (Old French) • auctor, acteor "author, originator, creator, instigator” • Specialization • All kinds of creator  film director

  18. 9. cinémavérité (n.) /sinemaverite/ • Definition • A film or films which avoid artificiality and have the appearance of real life; the making of such a film; documentary films collectively. • Etymology of “vérité” • vérité "truth," borrowed from French in 1966 as a term for naturalism or realism in film, etc.

  19. 9. cinémavérité • Example • The whole essence of cinéma-vérité..is to capture the way people behave when there isn't a camera in sight. (1964 Spectator 20 Mar. 379/1)

  20. 10. critique (n.) (v.)  /krɪˈtiːk/ • Definition • An essay or article in criticism of a literary (or more rarely, an artistic) work; a review. • The action or art of criticizing; criticism.

  21. 10. critique • Etymology • kritikos“able to make judgments” (Greek) • criticus“a judge, literary critic” (Latin) • critique“one who passes judgment” (French) • critique “the action or art of criticizing” (English) • Pejorative

  22. References • 1. http://www.oed.com/2. http://www.merriam-webster.com/3. http://dictionary.cambridge.org/4. http://www.etymonline.com/5. http://www.thefreedictionary.com/

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