French and Creole in Louisiana / Edition 1

by Albert Valdman

Overview

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. £/LIST£

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780306454646
Publisher:	Springer US
Publication date:	09/30/1997
Series:	Topics in Language and Linguistics
Edition description:	1997
Pages:	372
Product dimensions:	5.98(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.03(d)

Table of Contents

1 Introduction.- 2 The Sociolinguistic Situation of Cajun. French: The Effects of Language Shift and Language Loss.- 3 Field Method in Four Cajun Communities in Louisiana.- 4 A Structural Sketch of the Cajun French Spoken in Lafourche and Terrebonne Parishes.- 5 The Structure of Louisiana Creole.- 6 The Lexicon of Louisiana French.- 7 The Louisiana French Movement: Actors and Actions in Social Change.- 8 The Development of a Louisiana French Norm.- 9 French and Creole on St. Barth and St. Thomas.- 10 Structural Aspects and Current Sociolinguistic Situation of Acadian French.- 11 Sociolinguistic Heterogeneity: The Franco-Ontarians.- 12 Towards a Lexicography of French in Louisiana: Historical and Geographic Aspects.- 13 The Origin and Development of Louisiana Creole French.- 14 Research on Louisiana French Folklore and Folklife.- Name and Title Index.

Editorial Reviews

Describes the current state of research on language varieties spoken in southwestern Louisiana, with material on French and Creole in Louisiana as well as French-speaking communities in Acadia (currently New Brunswick and Nova Scotia) and in the Caribbean. Specific subjects include the sociolinguistic situation of Cajun French, field method in four Cajun communities in Louisiana, the structure of Louisiana Creole, the lexicon of Louisiana French, and research on Louisiana french folklore and folklife. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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