French on Shifting Ground : Cultural and Coastal Erosion in South Louisiana /

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"In French on Shifting Ground: Cultural and Coastal Erosion in South Louisiana, Nathalie Dajko introduces readers to the lower Lafourche Basin, Louisiana, where the land, a language, and a way of life are at risk due to climate change, environmental disaster, and coastal erosion. Louisiana Fren...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Dajko, Nathalie (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, [2020]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Language and languages > Climatic factors > Louisiana.
French language > Climatic factors > Louisiana.
Louisiana > Bayou Lafourche.
Louisiana.
Lafourche, Bayou (La.) > History.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Shifting land, shifting language
  • The land and its people: description of the Lower Lafourche Basin
  • The history of French in Louisiana
  • French in the Lower Lafourche Basin
  • The connection of French to bayou identity: perception
  • Oak Point or Dog Point?: the importance of a name
  • Language shift and the continued importance of French to bayou identity
  • Omens from the past, warnings for the future: storytelling, place, and identity
  • Conclusion.

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