Dictionary of Louisiana Creole
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Dictionary of Louisiana Creole
Indiana University Press, 1998
- : cloth
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English, Louisiana French Creole, and French
Includes bibliographical references and indexes
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This important reference work is compiled from existing written sources dating back to 1850 and from material collected in Bayou Teche, the German Coast, Pointe Coupee, and St. Tammany Parish. The dictionary features: a Detailed User's Guide including details on orthography and design of the dictionary articles; a grammatical sketch of the language; guide to variant pronunciations; English and French meaning equivalents; Creole contextual examples; identification of where examples were collected, with special notation for historical items (pre-1960); two indexes: A French-Creole index and an English-Creole index. With rich cultural information, many examples illustrate folklore, traditional medicine, religious beliefs, agricultural practices, and the like.
Table of Contents
Preface Observations of Louisiana Creole UserOs Guide to the Dictionary Louisiana Creole Dictionary English-Louisiana Creole Index French-Louisiana Creole Index
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