Foreword and Acknowledgements 

0. Introduction 

0.1 Purpose

0.2 General Remarks on the Study of Kinship Terminologies

0.3 Abstract

0.3.1    Sociological Data

0.3.2    Verbalized Systems

0.3.3    The Measurement of Meaning

0.3.4    Leach's “Topological” Model 

1. Medieval French society

1.1 Physical and Economic Geography

1.2 Brief Reminder of French Political History

1.3 Social Organization

1.3.1    Settlements and Communications

1.3.2    Lineage

1.3.3    Vassalage

1.3.4    Demesne and Manse

1.3.5    Knighthood and Nobility

1.3.6    The Church

1.3.7    The Bourgeoisie

1.3.8    Social Structure

1.4 Collective Representations 

2. Formation of French kinship terminology

2.1 Notation System

2.2 Linguistic Context

2.3 Philological Survey

2.3.1    Frère, sœur

2.3.2    Fils, fille

2.3.3    Père, mère

2.3.4    Parrain, marraine

2.3.5    Époux, épouse

2.3.6    Veuve, veuf

2.3.7    Neveu, nièce

2.3.8    Oncle, tante

2.3.9    Gendre, bru

2.3.10  Couple

2.3.11  Jumeau, jumelle

2.3.12  Cousin, cousine

2.3.13  Parastre, marastre

2.3.14  Petit-fils, petite-fille

2.3.15  Aïeul, aïeule

2.3.16  Généalogie

2.3.17  Beau-, belle-

2.3.18  Fiancé, fiancée

2.3.19  Lait, mère de –

2.3.20  Tu and vous

2.4 Conclusion 

3. The structure of French kinship terminology

3.1 Semantic Structure and History

3.2 Kinship as Semantic System

3.2.1    The Universe of Kinship

3.2.2    The Analysis of the Dependent Variables

3.3.1    The Modem French Kinship Terminology

3.3.2    Diachrony

3.4 Categorical Terms

3.5 Conclusion 

4. Kinship relationships in French folk literature

4.1 Stable Messages

4.1.1    Paradigmatic Sets and Syntagms

4.1.2    The Stability of Folk Literature

4.1.3    The Documentary Value of Oral Literature

4.1.4    The Sociological Content of Folk Literature

4.2 Proverbs

4.2.1    The Data

4.2.1.1 Relatives in General

4.2.1.2 G/G-1

4.2.1.3 Other Specific Kinship Relationships

4.2.1.4 Marriage: Affinal Relationships

4.2.1.5 Women as Marital Partners

4.2.2    Analysis

4.2.2.1 Relatives in General

4.2.2.2 G/G-1

4.2.2.3 Other Specific Kinship Relationships

4.2.2.4 Marriage: Affinal Relationships

4.2.2.5 Women as Marital Partners

4.2.3    Conclusion

 

 

4.3 Folktales

4.3.1    The Data

4.3.2    Analysis.

4.3.2.1 Relatives in General

4.3.2.2 G/G-1

4.3.2.3 Relationships between Siblings

4.3.2.4 Alliance Relationships

4.3.3    Conclusion

4.4 Folk Customs Surrounding Marriage

4.5 Conclusion

5. The evolution of domestic law and the formation of the modem family.

5.1 The Evolution of Domestic Law

5.1.1   Law and Folklore

5.1.2    The Formation of French Civil Law

5.2 The Contents of Medieval Domestic Law

5.2.1    Residence

5.2.2    Land Ownership

5.2.3    Inheritance

5.2.4    Marriage

5.3 The Family after the Revolution

5.3.1    The French Domestic Law since the Revolution

5.3.2    The Modem Family

5.4 Conclusion 

6. Conclusion 

Bibliography 

Appendix one – French Kinship in the Thirteenth Century: the Lineage as Defined by Philippe de Beaumanoir 

Appendix two – I = 0.5 R – (A+I) 

Appendix three 

Index of Names 

Index of SubjectsMap 4 – The First Communes in France.