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French on shifting ground : cultural and coastal erosion in south Louisiana /

"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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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Dajko, Nathalie (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, [2020]
Series:America's third coast.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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.