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"No state has a more intriguing and complex language tradition than Louisiana--from its American Indian languages and its unique relationship with French and other world languages to its creoles, Cajun English, and indexical dialects resonating through the different wards of the Big Easy. This collection covers it all, offering chapters that are highly informative for academics and remarkably accessible for the public. It is a linguistic tour de force that will be cited widely and should inspire readers to celebrate the exceptional language legacies of the Bayou State.--Walt Wolfram, William C. Friday Distinguished University Professor, North Carolina State University Language in Louisiana: Community and Culture describes a web of sentiments and traditions influencing linguistic cultural expressions across the state. The book illuminates patterns in contemporary language practice that encourage critical perspectives in folklore. Any folklore researchers with projects within the state will benefit from reviewing the breadth of language traditions to engage in a richer understanding of this linguistic landscape--Hali Dardar, Smithsonian Institution ""Journal of American Folklore 135 (2022)"" In a refutation of Theodore Roosevelt's notorious contention that 'we have room for but one language here, and that is the English language, ' Language in Louisiana: Community and Culture compiles essays on the cutting edge of research into a variety of Bayou State languages. The authors show the depth and complexity of efforts to revive extinct indigenous languages such as Ishak, preserve and promote endangered ones like Louisiana Regional French, and incorporate such recent arrivals as Vietnamese and post-Katrina Spanish. Essays on French--the language most associated with Louisiana's exotic appeal--peel back several layers of regional and ethnic variety, and although English may be most used in the state today, even it can be broken down into New Orleans, Cajun, and north Louisiana Englishes. This is a thought-provoking yet approachable book that should be on the shelves of Louisianans and non-Louisianans alike who share an interest in the state's numerous cultures and their languages.--Michael S. Martin, former director of the Center for Louisiana Studies and Cheryl Courrégé Burguières Professor in History, University of Louisiana at Lafayette"

"No state has a more intriguing and complex language tradition than Louisiana--from its American Indian languages and its unique relationship with French and other world languages to its creoles, Cajun English, and indexical dialects resonating through the different wards of the Big Easy. This collection covers it all, offering chapters that are highly informative for academics and remarkably accessible for the public. It is a linguistic tour de force that will be cited widely and should inspire readers to celebrate the exceptional language legacies of the Bayou State.--Walt Wolfram, William C. Friday Distinguished University Professor, North Carolina State University Language in Louisiana: Community and Culture describes a web of sentiments and traditions influencing linguistic cultural expressions across the state. The book illuminates patterns in contemporary language practice that encourage critical perspectives in folklore. Any folklore researchers with projects within the state will benefit from reviewing the breadth of language traditions to engage in a richer understanding of this linguistic landscape--Hali Dardar, Smithsonian Institution ""Journal of American Folklore 135 (2022)"" In a refutation of Theodore Roosevelt's notorious contention that 'we have room for but one language here, and that is the English language, ' Language in Louisiana: Community and Culture compiles essays on the cutting edge of research into a variety of Bayou State languages. The authors show the depth and complexity of efforts to revive extinct indigenous languages such as Ishak, preserve and promote endangered ones like Louisiana Regional French, and incorporate such recent arrivals as Vietnamese and post-Katrina Spanish. Essays on French--the language most associated with Louisiana's exotic appeal--peel back several layers of regional and ethnic variety, and although English may be most used in the state today, even it can be broken down into New Orleans, Cajun, and north Louisiana Englishes. This is a thought-provoking yet approachable book that should be on the shelves of Louisianans and non-Louisianans alike who share an interest in the state's numerous cultures and their languages.--Michael S. Martin, former director of the Center for Louisiana Studies and Cheryl Courr�g� Burgui�res Professor in History, University of Louisiana at Lafayette"

No state has a more intriguing and complex language tradition than Louisiana--from its American Indian languages and its unique relationship with French and other world languages to its creoles, Cajun English, and indexical dialects resonating through the different wards of the Big Easy. This collection covers it all, offering chapters that are highly informative for academics and remarkably accessible for the public. It is a linguistic tour de force that will be cited widely and should inspire readers to celebrate the exceptional language legacies of the Bayou State.--Walt Wolfram, William C. Friday Distinguished University Professor, North Carolina State University Language in Louisiana: Community and Culture describes a web of sentiments and traditions influencing linguistic cultural expressions across the state. The book illuminates patterns in contemporary language practice that encourage critical perspectives in folklore. Any folklore researchers with projects within the state will benefit from reviewing the breadth of language traditions to engage in a richer understanding of this linguistic landscape--Hali Dardar, Smithsonian Institution Journal of American Folklore 135 (2022) In a refutation of Theodore Roosevelt's notorious contention that 'we have room for but one language here, and that is the English language, ' Language in Louisiana: Community and Culture compiles essays on the cutting edge of research into a variety of Bayou State languages. The authors show the depth and complexity of efforts to revive extinct indigenous languages such as Ishak, preserve and promote endangered ones like Louisiana Regional French, and incorporate such recent arrivals as Vietnamese and post-Katrina Spanish. Essays on French--the language most associated with Louisiana's exotic appeal--peel back several layers of regional and ethnic variety, and although English may be most used in the state today, even it can be broken down into New Orleans, Cajun, and north Louisiana Englishes. This is a thought-provoking yet approachable book that should be on the shelves of Louisianans and non-Louisianans alike who share an interest in the state's numerous cultures and their languages.--Michael S. Martin, former director of the Center for Louisiana Studies and Cheryl Courrege Burguieres Professor in History, University of Louisiana at Lafayette

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Nathalie Dajko is assistant professor of anthropology at Tulane University. She has published in the Journal of Linguistic Anthropology, Language in Society, and several edited volumes, in both French and English. She is currently working on a book that considers the close relationship between land loss and language loss in Louisiana’s coastal parishes. Shana Walton is associate professor of English at Nicholls State University. Formerly, she was director of the Center for Oral History and Cultural Heritage at the University of Southern Mississippi, program coordinator for the statewide Mississippi Oral History Project, and project director for the Mississippi Civil Rights Oral History Bibliography. She is coeditor of Ethnic Heritage in Mississippi: The Twentieth Century, published by University Press of Mississippi.

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