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DESCRIPTION:Introduced in Louisiana at the end of the 17th century\, Fren
 ch is today spoken only by an estimated population of 126\,000 people. H
 owever\, as it is usually the case in communities where an ethnic langua
 ge tends to disappear\, maintenance efforts are now being made to keep F
 rench alive. Owing to recent initiatives starting at the end of the 1960
 s\, French has been re-introduced and a positive ‘attitude shift’ has be
 en observed. The inclusion of French in the media\, public domains\, edu
 cational system\, as well as a positive attitude towards the latter\, ar
 oused a resurgence of interest for the French language\, encouraging som
 e to adopt the language anew. These efforts on maintaining the language 
 for the present have given rise to the emergence of new learners and thu
 s new profiles of speakers\, namely the so-called ‘new speakers’.\nBased
  on data collected during field research in Louisiana between October an
 d November 2019\, this talk aims to explore the phenomenon of "new speak
 ers" within the Franco-Louisiana speech community. It will attempt to an
 swer the following question: who are these "new-speakers"? Thus\, by ana
 lyzing and profiling this new type of speakers\, this study will accordi
 ngly examine the linguistic attitudes and uses of this emerging group an
 d the ways in which their identities can be linked to the issues explain
 ed above.
URL:https://68stuts.bildungs.cafe/events/431.html
SUMMARY:New speakers of French in Louisiana: Language use\, attitude and 
 identity
ORGANIZER:stuts68
LOCATION:stuts68 - Ruqaiya Hasan
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