Paroles

I chose this page title because I like alliteration and lexical legerdemain—paroles and parodies each starts with paro. So does paronomasia, a highfalutin’ word for pun. In a sense, parole is a highfalutin’ word for word. French, from which it comes, has two words for word: parole and mot. Parole derives from parole d’honneur “word of honor”; whereas mot, a witty remark, is related to motto (Italian for “motto” “witty remark,” via Latin; parola is Italian for word). Spanish differentiates between palabra and vocablo, both signifying “word,” with the latter being more formal. Related to parole: parley, parable, parabola, parlor, parliament.

Word is Germanic in origin.

Linguistics differentiates between parole and langue, but I’m no linguist; in fact, my “palabramor” consists of amateur enthusiasm. So I’ll use this page to look at paroles in a broad sense.

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