Paris in Édith Piaf’s songs in French classes Cover Image

Paryż w piosenkach Édith Piaf na zajęciach z języka francuskiego
Paris in Édith Piaf’s songs in French classes

Author(s): Mieczysław Gajos
Subject(s): Music, Descriptive linguistics, Sociology of Culture
Published by: Uniwersytet Adama Mickiewicza
Keywords: Paris; Édith Piaf; song; proper names; French; language competence; cultural competence;

Summary/Abstract: Both Édith Piaf›s life and career were connected with Paris. Piaf›s artistic output includes over 300 songs. What place does Paris have in those songs? What cognitive, linguistic and didactic value do Piaf›s songs in which the capital of France appears bring? This article is an attempt to answer those questions. Based on the analysis of Édith Piaf›s lyrics, a comparison and description of city place names (urbanonyms) associated with Paris has been made. The article contains suggestions for didactic solutions aimed at developing language and cultural competences in French classes.

  • Issue Year: 60/2023
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 258-273
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Polish