Book
Speech in a Louisiana Cajun community
University Microfilms International • Ann 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.
- 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