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LOANWORDS OF FRENCH ART
debut ?
artiste
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art deco?
ARE YOU SPEAKING FRENCH OR ENGLISH?
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
Etymology: Arts Décoratifs
1. ART DECOExample:
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)
1. ART DECOChrysler Building in New York City
2. NEW WAVE(NOUVELLE VAGUE)
Definition:
(n.) A new movement or trend, esp. in the arts
(adj.) cinematic nouvelle vague (n.) A style of rock music that emerged in the late 1970s
Etymology: 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)
2. NEW WAVE(NOUVELLE VAGUE)
3. DEBUTDefinition:
(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.)
3. DEBUTExample: 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.
4. ROLEDefinition:
(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
4. ROLEExample:
The Euangelist from God hath receiued such a rowle…… (1606, S. Gardiner Bk. Angling )
where every man has his roll…… (1692, R. L'Estrange Fables )
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
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
Etymology of “artist” & “artiste”: artiste
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
artiste
artiste artist
6. AVANT-GARDE 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."
(adj.) /avɑ̃�ɡard/
Etymology
• Avant (before / advance) + garde (guard)
• Military artistic
Example
• Odmar led the Avanguard. (1653 S.Clarke Life Tamerlane)
• Stengel..commanded the avant garde of Valence's army. (1796 Campaigns)
6. AVANT-GARDE
7. FILM NOIR (n.) /film nwar/
Definition • A black film
A film of a gloomy or fatalistic character.
Etymology of “noir”
niger negro nègre noire noir
Latin Spanish Old French
Old French: a woman with dark hair
English
7. FILM NOIR
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
9. CINÉMA VÉRITÉ 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 “vérit锕 vérité "truth," borrowed from French in 1966 as a
term for naturalism or realism in film, etc.
(n.) /sinemaverite/
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)
9. CINÉMA VÉRITÉ
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.
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
10. CRITIQUE
REFERENCES1. 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/