Book

Speech in a Louisiana Cajun community

University Microfilms InternationalAnn Arbor, Mich. • Published In 1977 • Pages:

By: Tentchoff, Dorice.

Abstract
This dissertation '…is intended as a base-line effort to provide an ethnography of speaking for an ethnically diverse community in southern Louisiana' (p.1), comprised of the three adjacent villages of 'Bienvenue,' 'Patinville,' and 'Huval.' Tentchoff suggests that the non-English speech of the area, though widely variable, consists of two related languages, Cajun French and French Creole, each of which has taken on meanings associated with and expressive of the two opposed value systems posited for its population (p.ii). These value systems are organized arouond sex and age roles in the society, with Cajun French being associated with one and Creole with the other. Through this association the use of Cajun French, on one hand, infers a certain social superiority and values linked to females and older people in the community, while on the other hand, the use of Creole implies social equality and values generally linked to males. Tentchoff's exposition of this hypothesis occupies the major portion of this work.
Subjects
External migration
Total culture
Language
Social stratification
External relations
culture
Cajuns
HRAF PubDate
1995
Region
North America
Sub Region
Regional, Ethnic and Diaspora Cultures
Document Type
Book
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnologist
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
John Beierle, 1993
Field Date
no date ['…many months…' p. iii]
Coverage Date
variable
Coverage Place
'Bienvenue,' 'Patinville,' and 'Huval,' La.; Louisiana, United States
Notes
Dorice Tentchoff
Abstracted in: Dissertation abstracts international -- 38/03, p. 1507, Sep. 1977.
UM-AAC 7718849
Includes bibliographical references
Thesis (Ph.D.) -- Case Western Reserve University, 1977
LCSH
Cajuns