French and Creole in Louisiana

Name: French and Creole in Louisiana
Brand: Springer Science+Business Media
SKU: 9780306454646
Price: 129.99 GBP
Availability: InStock
ISBN: 9780306454646

Albert Valdman editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Springer Science+Business Media

Published:30th Sep '97

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Paperback£129.99(9781441932624)

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£

ISBN: 9780306454646

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372 pages