Fernand Carton
French linguist (1921–2019)
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Fernand Carton (4 September 1921 – 16 November 2019) was a French linguist who specialized in Picardic dialects.[1]
Born4 September 1921
Roubaix, France
Died16 November 2019 (aged 98)
Malzéville, France
DisciplineLinguist
Sub-disciplinePicard language
Fernand Carton | |
|---|---|
| Born | 4 September 1921 Roubaix, France |
| Died | 16 November 2019 (aged 98) Malzéville, France |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Linguist |
| Sub-discipline | Picard language |
| Institutions | |
Biography
After passing the Agrégation de Lettres classiques exams in 1958,[2] Carton published numerous articles in the field of phonetics. He became a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada[3] and President of the Language Sciences section of the national committee of the French National Centre for Scientific Research. He also served as President of Nancy 2 University and University of Lorraine. He published a linguistic atlas of the Picard language,[4] and adapted the Feller-Carton dialect transcription system.[5]
