Editing Languedocien dialect (section)

== Characteristics ==
The following are the main characteristics of the Languedocien dialect:

* [[occlusive]]s are kept at the end of a word: ''cantat'' [kanˈtat] (in [[Provençal dialect|Provençal]]: [kãnˈta]);
* preservation of the final ''s'' of a word: ''los òmes'' [luˈzɔmes] (in Limousin: [luzɔˈmej]);
* the final ''n'' of a word is dropped: ''occitan'' [utsiˈta] (in Provençal: [usiˈtãn]);
* absence of [[Palatalization (phonetics)|palatalisation]] of CA and GA groups: ''cantar'', ''gal'' (in Auvergnat: ''chantar'', ''jal'');
* preservation of the final ''l'' of a word (i.e. not vocalised): ''provençal'' (in Provençal and in Gascon: ''provençau'');
* lack of distinction between the sounds ''b'' and ''v'' ([[betacism]]): ''vin'' [bi] (in Auvergnat, Limousin and Provençal: [vji], [vi], [vin]).

None of these characteristics are unique to Languedocien; many are shared with one or more other [[Occitan language|Occitan]] dialects. Languedocien is both a central and [[Linguistic conservatism|conservative]] dialect. For these reasons, certain linguists are in favour of a standardisation of Occitan using Languedocien as a basis for this.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Teulat|first=Roger|title=Memento grammatical de l'occitan référentiel|publisher=Cap e cap|year=1976|location=Sauvagnes|pages=12}}</ref>