Molyé Corpus

The Molyé corpus is a diachronic collection of stereotypical representation of French language variation during the early modern period as well as early attestations of French Creoles.

The goal of the project is to demonstrate that several Creole features which are posited to be the result of pidginization in French colonies can in fact be traced to Europe, both individually and in combination with each other.

Below is a spreadsheet detailing both the contents of the Molyé corpus proper and the full list of 250+ documents that were found in the corpus creation process.

This work has been done as part of the COlaF project, Corpus and Tools for the Languages of France, developed by Inria.

Corpus Content
SubCorpus Title Date Languages Genres Links
poetryLe Noël des Reîtres1590Germanic BaragouinSpoken,spoken-lyricsHTML,XML
poetry Testament d'vn Escossois1620Anglo-French BaragouinFiction,PoetryHTML,XML
misc_worksL' histoire comique de Francion1630Germanic BaragouinFiction,Fiction Prose,NovelHTML,XML
misc_worksQuestion Cardinale1649Germanic BaragouinFiction,ProseHTML,XML
misc_worksD'un Suisse et d'un singe1650Germanic BaragouinFiction,ProseHTML,XML
theatreELOMIRE HYPOCONDRE OU LES MÉDECINS VENGÉS, COMÉDIE1670Germanic BaragouinFiction,fiction-dramaHTML,XML
theatreMONSIEUR DE POURCEAUGNAC, COMÉDIE-BALLET.1670Germanic BaragouinFiction,fiction-dramaHTML,XML
theatreLA HOLLANDE MALADE, COMÉDIE EN UN ACTE1672Germanic BaragouinFiction,fiction-dramaHTML,XML
theatreLES FÊTES DE L'AMOUR ET DE BACCHUS, PASTORALE1672Germanic Baragouin,Gascon-accent FrenchFiction,fiction-dramaHTML,XML
theatreLE BOURGEOIS GENTILHOMME, COMÉDIE-BALLET1673Germanic Baragouin,Gascon-accent FrenchFiction,fiction-dramaHTML,XML
theatreDON JUAN ou LE FESTIN DE PIERRE, COMÉDIE 1682Peasant FrenchFiction,fiction-dramaHTML,XML
theatreLES FRAGMENTS DE MOLIÈRE.1682Peasant FrenchFiction,fiction-dramaHTML,XML
theatreLES FILLES ERRANTES, OU LES INTRIGUES DES HÔTELLERIES, COMÉDIE EN TROIS ACTES1690Germanic BaragouinFiction,fiction-dramaHTML,XML
theatreLE MOULIN DE JAVELLE, COMÉDIE1692Peasant FrenchFiction,fiction-dramaHTML,XML
theatreLES VENDANGES, COMÉDIE1694Peasant FrenchFiction,fiction-dramaHTML,XML
theatreLE TUTEUR, COMÉDIE1694Peasant FrenchFiction,fiction-dramaHTML,XML
theatreLE CHARIVARI, COMÉDIE1697Peasant FrenchFiction,fiction-dramaHTML,XML
theatreLA LOTERIE, COMÉDIE1697Germanic BaragouinFiction,fiction-dramaHTML,XML
theatreLA MAISON DE CAMPAGNE, COMÉDIE1697Peasant FrenchFiction,fiction-dramaHTML,XML
theatreLE DOUBLE VEUVAGE, COMÉDIE EN TROIS ACTES.1699Germanic BaragouinFiction,fiction-dramaHTML,XML
theatreL'ESPRIT DE CONTRADICTION, COMÉDIE1700Peasant FrenchFiction,fiction-dramaHTML,XML
theatreCOLIN-MAILLARD, COMÉDIE1701Peasant FrenchFiction,fiction-dramaHTML,XML
theatreLE GALANT JARDINIER, COMÉDIE1704Peasant FrenchFiction,fiction-dramaHTML,XML
theatreLA COMÉDIE DES COMÉDIENS, COMÉDIE1710Peasant FrenchFiction,fiction-dramaHTML,XML
theatreARLEQUIN-PLUTON, COMÉDIE INÉDITE EN TROIS ACTES1719Germanic BaragouinFiction,fiction-dramaHTML,XML
theatreL'ÎLE DE LA RAISON ou les PETITS HOMMES, COMÉDIE1727Gascon-accented FrenchFiction,fiction-dramaHTML,XML
theatreLE JE NE SAIS QUOI, COMÉDIE1731Germanic BaragouinFiction,fiction-dramaHTML,XML
theatreLA MÈRE CONFIDENTE, COMÉDIE1735Peasant FrenchFiction,fiction-dramaHTML,XML
theatreLES EMPIRIQUES, COMÉDIE EN TROIS ACTES ET EN PROSE.1735Germanic BaragouinFiction,fiction-dramaHTML,XML
misc_worksLettre de la Comtesse de ***1737Germanic BaragouinNonfiction,Academic,BookHTML,XML
theatreL'ÉCOLE DE LA RAISON, COMÉDIE1739Germanic BaragouinFiction,fiction-dramaHTML,XML
theatrePREMIÈRE PARADE, FARCE.1740Germanic BaragouinFiction,fiction-dramaHTML,XML
theatreL'ÉPREUVE, COMÉDIE.1740Peasant FrenchFiction,fiction-dramaHTML,XML
theatreLES PRISONNIERS DE GUERRE1752Germanic BaragouinFiction,fiction-dramaHTML,XML
misc_worksLe Triton (second version)1755Lesser Antillean CreoleSpoken,Transcript,NonFictionHTML,XML
theatreCENDRILLON, OPÉRA-COMIQUE.1759Germanic BaragouinFiction,fiction-dramaHTML,XML
theatreLE SUISSE MALADE, COMÉDIE1771Germanic BaragouinFiction,fiction-dramaHTML,XML
theatreLE SUISSE DE PORTE ET LE PORTRAIT, COMÉDIE1771Germanic BaragouinFiction,fiction-dramaHTML,XML
theatreL'OPÉRA DE PROVINCE, COMÉDIE.1777Germanic BaragouinFiction,fiction-dramaHTML,XML
theatreLA MÉPRISE, opuscule dramatique.1778Germanic BaragouinFiction,fiction-dramaHTML,XML
theatreJANOT CHEZ LA DÉGRAISSEUR,1779Germanic BaragouinFiction,fiction-dramaHTML,XML
theatreJeannot et Thérèse1783Haitian CreoleFiction,fiction-dramaHTML,XML
misc_worksProclamation de Sonthonax1796Haitian CreoleNonfiction,Administrative,Declaration,Spoken-intendedHTML,XML
misc_worksProclamation de Burnel1799French Guianese CreoleNonfiction,Administrative,Declaration,Spoken-intendedHTML,XML
theatreLe duel singulier1800Mauritian Creole (presumed),Anglo-Baragouin,Gascon-accent FrenchFiction,fiction-dramaHTML,XML
misc_worksProclamations de Leclerc1802Haitian CreoleNonfiction,Administrative,Declaration,Spoken-intendedHTML,XML
poetryFables créoles et Explorations dans l'intérieur de l'île Bourbon : esquisses africaines (Nouvelle édition)1833Réunion CreoleFiction,PoetryHTML,XML
poetryLa Cigale et la Fourmi1846Louisiana CreoleFiction,PoetryHTML,XML
misc_worksDi tems missié D'artaguette1851Louisiana CreoleNonfiction,Nonfiction-academic,BookHTML,XML
misc_worksL’Autre Monde1855Louisiana CreoleFiction,ProseHTML,XML
misc_worksL’Amour d'un Nègre1860Louisiana CreoleFiction,ProseHTML,XML
misc_worksL’Amour d'une Blanche1861Louisiana CreoleFiction,ProseHTML,XML
poetryRime anglaise contre les officiers généraux de la Martinique1865Anglo-BaragouinFiction,PoetryHTML,XML
misc_worksUne de perdue, deux de trouvées, Tome I1874Louisiana CreoleFiction,ProseHTML,XML
misc_worksUne de perdue, deux de trouvées, Tome II1874Louisiana CreoleFiction,ProseHTML,XML
misc_worksL’Habitation Saint-Ybars1881Louisiana CreoleFiction,ProseHTML,XML
misc_worksAtipa1885French Guianese CreoleFiction,Prose,NovelHTML,XML
misc_worksLouisiana Folktales/1895Louisiana CreoleFiction,Prose,Short StoriesHTML,XML
poetry Le Testament du Gentil Cossoys1920Anglo-French BaragouinFiction,DramaHTML,XML
poetryPoutche1924-03-02Flemish BaragouinFiction,DramaHTML,XML
misc_worksMin petite Sisca1924-08-24Flemish BaragouinFiction,Prose,Short StoryHTML,XML
misc_worksSisca à de Cinéma1925-08-23Flemish BaragouinFiction,Prose,Short StoryHTML,XML
poetryPitche1927-03-13Flemish BaragouinFiction,PoetryHTML,XML
misc_worksLe Triton (first version)1990Lesser Antillean Creole,EnglishSpoken,Transcript,NonFictionHTML,XML
misc_worksTrial of CHARLOT dit Kakaracou2003Louisiana CreoleNonfiction,Academic,Book,Linguistic,Spoken,transcriptHTML,XML
misc_worksProfession de Foy, en jargon des Esclaves Nêgres2004Réunion CreoleNonfiction,religious,Spoken-intendedHTML,XML
misc_worksPetit Catechisme de l’Isle de Bourbon2004Réunion CreoleNonfiction,Learning materials,Spoken-intendedHTML,XML
misc_worksLa passion de Notre Seigneur selon St Jean en Langage Negre2008Haitian Creole (presumed)Fiction,ProseHTML,XML