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French and Creole in Louisiana Albert Valdman

French and Creole in Louisiana By Albert Valdman

French and Creole in Louisiana by Albert Valdman

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Summary

Topics discussed include:
  • language shift and code mixing
  • speaker attitudes
  • the role of schools and media in the maintenance of these languages
  • and such language planning initiatives as the CODOFIL program to revive the sue of French in Louisiana.

    • French and Creole in Louisiana Summary

    French and Creole in Louisiana by Albert Valdman

    Leading specialists on Cajun French and Louisiana Creole examine dialectology and sociolinguistics in this volume, the first comprehensive treatment of the linguistic situation of francophone Louisiana and its relation to the current development of French in North America outside of Quebec. Topics discussed include:
  • language shift and code mixing
  • speaker attitudes
  • the role of schools and media in the maintenance of these languages
  • and such language planning initiatives as the CODOFIL program to revive the sue of French in Louisiana. GBP/LISTGBP

    • Table of Contents

    1. Introduction; A. Valdman. 2. The Sociolinguistic Situation of Cajun French: The Effects of Language Shift and Language Loss; C. Blyth. 3. Field Method in Four Cajun Communities in Louisiana; S. Dubois. 4. A Structural Sketch of the Cajun French Spoken in Lafourche and Terrebonne Parishes; R.A. Papen, K.J. Rottet. 5. The Structure of Louisiana Creole; A. Valdman, T.A. Klingler. 6. The Lexicon of Louisiana French; T.A. Klingler, M.D. Picone, A. Valdman. 7. The Louisiana French Movement: Actors and Actions in Social Change; J. Henry. 8. The Development of a Louisiana French Norm; B. Brown. 9. French and Creole on St. Barth and St. Thomas; J. Maher. 10. Structural Aspects and Current Sociolinguistic Situation of Acadian French; K. Flikeid. 11. Sociolinguistic Heterogenity: The Franco-Ontarians; R. Mougeon. 12. Towards a Lexicography of French in Louisiana: Historical and Geographical Aspects; P. Rezeau. 13. The Origin and Development of Louisiana Creole French; M.M. Marshall. 14. Research on Louisiana French Folklore and Folklife; B.J. Ancelet. Name and Title Index. Subject Index.

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    NPB9780306454646
    9780306454646
    0306454645
    French and Creole in Louisiana by Albert Valdman
    Albert Valdman
    Topics in Language and Linguistics
    New
    Hardback
    Springer Science+Business Media
    1997-09-30
    372
    N/A
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