"First printing 2019." Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Preface -- Nathalie Dajko and Shana Walton -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Connie Eble -- Indigenous languages -- The Chitimacha language: a history -- Daniel W. Hieber -- Kowassaaton Ilhaalos: let us hear Koasati -- Linda Langley and Bertney Langley -- The maintenance of Koasati -- Geoffrey Kimball -- The Tunica language -- Patricia Anderson and Judith m. Maxwell -- Ishak words: language renewal prospects for a historical Gulf Coast tribe -- Jeffery U. Darensbourg and david Kaufman -- French in Louisiana -- History and variation in louisiana french -- Nathalie Dajko -- The louisiana Creole language today -- Thomas A. Klingler -- The future of french in Louisiana -- Tamara lindner -- The institutionalization of French in Louisiana: history, successes, and challenges for the future -- Albert Camp -- French education in New Orleans -- Robin White -- English in Louisiana -- Cajun English: a linguistic and cultural profile -- Katie Carmichael -- Do you know what it means? New Orleans English -- Christina Schoux Casey -- The linguistic survey of North Louisiana: history and progress -- Lisa Abney -- New populations -- Spanish in Louisiana: a story of unplanned language revival -- Rafael Orozco and Dorian Dorado -- Vietnamese in Louisiana -- Allison Truitt -- Diverse linguistic communities and English fluency in New Orleans -- Shane Lief -- About the contributors -- Index.
Summary:
"Louisiana is often presented as a bastion of French culture and language in an otherwise English environment. The continued presence of French in south Louisiana and the struggle against the language's demise have given the state an aura of exoticism and at the same time have strained serious focus on that language. Historically, however, the state has always boasted a multicultural, polyglot population. From the scores of indigenous languages used at the time of European contact to the importation of African and European languages during the colonial period to the modern invasion of English and the arrival of new immigrant populations, Louisiana has had and continues to enjoy a rich linguistic palate. Language in Louisiana: Community and Culture brings together for the first time work by scholars and community activists, all experts on the cutting edge of research. In sixteen chapters, the authors present the state of languages and of linguistic research on topics such as indigenous language documentation and revival; variation in, attitudes toward, and educational opportunities in Louisiana's French varieties; current research on rural and urban dialects of English, both in south Louisiana and in the long-neglected northern parishes; and the struggles more recent immigrants face to use their heritage languages and deal with language-based regulations in public venues. This volume will be of value to both scholars and general readers interested in a comprehensive view of Louisiana's linguistic landscape."--Provided by publisher.
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