French and Creole in Louisiana (Topics in Language and Linguistics)

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£ Front Matter....Pages i-xv Introduction....Pages 1-23 The Sociolinguistic Situation of Cajun French....Pages 25-46 Field Method in Four Cajun Communities in Louisiana....Pages 47-70 A Structural Sketch of the Cajun French Spoken in Lafourche and Terrebonne Parishes....Pages 71-108 The Structure of Louisiana Creole....Pages 109-144 The Lexicon of Louisiana French....Pages 145-181 The Louisiana French Movement....Pages 183-213 The Development of a Louisiana French Norm....Pages 215-235 French and Creole on St. Barth and St. Thomas....Pages 237-253 Structural Aspects and Current Sociolinguistic Situation of Acadian French....Pages 255-286 Sociolinguistic Heterogeneity....Pages 287-313 Toward a Lexicography of French in Louisiana....Pages 315-332 The Origin and Development of Louisiana Creole French....Pages 333-349 Research on Louisiana French Folklore and Folklife....Pages 351-359 Back Matter....Pages 361-372

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£