French and Creole in Louisiana /
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 d...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Boston, MA :
Springer US,
1997.
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| Series: | Topics in language and linguistics.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | 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£ |
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| Item Description: | Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xv, 372 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9781475752786 (electronic bk.) 1475752784 (electronic bk.) |