Language Shift in the Coastal Marshes of LouisianaP. Lang, 2001 - 302 pages Throughout the twentieth century numerous ethnic cultures and languages have been threatened by increasing globalization. French Louisiana, a vibrant and diverse region that has been culturally and linguistically distinct from its neighbors for over two centuries, has not been spared this trend. Terrebonne and Lafourche parishes, which comprise the coastal marsh area, have been described as strongholds of tradition, in which large numbers of people have continued to speak Cajun French. Yet a closer examination reveals that widespread bilingualism is drawing to a close, with very few young people able to speak French at all. This book examines the intergenerational decline of French in the coastal marsh area, including changes taking place in the structure of the language in what appears to be its terminal phase. |
Table des matières
Language Shift and Language Death | 11 |
CHAPTER THREE | 47 |
CHAPTER FOUR | 77 |
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Expressions et termes fréquents
able Acadian appears attested avoir Bayou bilingual c'est Cajun changes clauses clitic conditional contexts culture decline dialect discussed Dorian dying languages ending English ethnic être eusse example fact fluent français frequently functions future given guage Guilbeau Houma important Indian indicative infinitive interesting involved Lafourche language death less linguistic loss Louisiana Male minority norms noted noun object occur older parents Parish parle parler pattern person plural Pointe population possessive possible preposition present question refers relative replacement semi-speakers sentences shift social speak French speech spoken structure subject pronoun subjunctive subordinate TABLE Terrebonne Terrebonne-Lafourche tion traditional translation University usage variation varieties verb vous vous-autres young younger speakers
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