Mâconnais dialect

Mâconnais (endonym: ) is a dialect of Arpitan (Franco-Provençal) spoken in the region of Mâcon, in the south of the departament of Saône-et-Loire, region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France.(In French) Manuel Meune, « Langue romane ou romande ? Variété autonome ou bribe de continuum ? Un siècle de construction du francoprovençal dans la Gazette de Lausanne (1875-1988) », Circula, revue d'idéologies linguistiques, no 4, 2016, p. 22-42, ISSN 2369-6761 It is a transitional dialect between the domains of Franco-Provençal and the .(In French) Jean-Baptiste Martin, « Le francoprovençal », Langues et cité - Bulletin de l'observatoire des pratiques linguistiques, Ministère de la Culture, no 18, 2011, ISSN 1772-757X

Due to a strong influence from French, it is sometimes classified as an dialect. However, the majority of linguistic studies and institutions classify it as a Franco-Provençal variety, as is the case with the Linguasphere Observatory.

Medieval and modern authors from Mâconnais were responsible for the development of a literary tradition in the Mâconnais dialect. These texts are regarded as writings in the Franco-Provençal language, due to the presence of a Franco-Provençal superstratum.

Although the dialect is now rarely spoken, it continues to survive through the efforts of cultural associations dedicated to preserving Burgundy's linguistic heritage. The commune of Tournus is considered to lie along the boundary between the langues d’oïl and Franco-Provençal.(In French) Gérard Taverdet, Tournus, frontière linguistique ?, bulletin de la Société des amis des arts et des sciences de Tournus, tome CXVI, Tournus, 2017, . .

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