Speaking French in Louisiana, 1720-1955 : Linguistic Practices of the Catholic Church /

"Over the course of its three-hundred-year history, the Catholic Church in Louisiana witnessed a prolonged shift from French to English, with some south Louisiana churches continuing to prepare marriage, baptism, and burial records in French as late as the mid-twentieth century. Speaking French...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Dubois, Sylvie, 1963- (Autor), Richardson, Malcolm, 1947- (Autor), Leumas, Emilie Gagnet, 1958- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, [2018]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Catholic Church.
Catholic Church > Louisiana > History.
Language question in the church.
Communication > Religious aspects > Catholic Church.
English language > Religious aspects > Catholic Church > History.
Communication > Religious aspects > Catholic Church > History.
Language question in the church > Louisiana > History.
French language > Religious aspects > Catholic Church > History.
French language > Religious aspects > Catholic Church.
English language > Religious aspects > Catholic Church.
Louisiana.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:"Over the course of its three-hundred-year history, the Catholic Church in Louisiana witnessed a prolonged shift from French to English, with some south Louisiana churches continuing to prepare marriage, baptism, and burial records in French as late as the mid-twentieth century. Speaking French in Louisiana, 1720-1955 navigates a complex and lengthy process, presenting a nuanced picture of language change within the Church and situating its practices within the state's sociolinguistic evolution."--Provided by publisher.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (216 pages).
ISBN:9780807168455

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