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BL
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731424
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b551210
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edited by Albert Valdman.
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| Title & Author
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French and Creole in Louisiana\ edited by Albert Valdman.
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| Publication Statement
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Boston, MA: Springer US, 1997
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| Series Statement
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Topics in language and linguistics.
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(xv, 372 pages)
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| ISBN
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1475752784
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: 9781475752786
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| Contents
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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.
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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.
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Consciousness.
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Linguistics.
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| LC Classification
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PC3680.U7E358 1997
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Albert Valdman
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