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  • Author: Price, Joseph Edward

Date: 2007

Thesis Type: Ph. D., French

Institution: Indiana University

Language: en; fr

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From Price: "This study examines the status of the French language among young residents of Madawaska, Maine, a US-Canadian border community with a long history of bilingualism and contact with French speakers. This study views language status as…

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  • Author: Dupuy, Brooke Plourde

Date: 2007

Thesis Type: M.A., French

Institution: University of Maine

Language: fr

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De l'auteur: "Le but de la présente étude est de contribuer à l'étude du français franco-américain, et en particulier, de considérer l'influence de certaines variables sociales sur la diphtongaison des voyelles orales. Nous…

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  • Author: Kelley, Henry Edward

Date: 1980

Thesis Type: Ph. D., Linguistics

Institution: Cornell University

Language: en; fr

Find in a Library: 13275797

From the author: "The first section of the present study consists of a historical survey of the Franco-American community, examining those factors, such as the existence of a network of bilingual parochial schools, which were significant for language…

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  • Author: Gauvin, Marie Anne

Date: 1965

Thesis Type: M.S., Modern Languages

Institution: Central Connecticut State College

Language: en; fr

Find in a Library: 7520406

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Historical observations of language usage in the St. John River Valley in Maine and New Brunswick, focusing on the social, cultural, and linguistic traits maintained by the area's Acadian population. From the author: "This thesis proposes to show how…

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  • Author: Szelezak, Edith

Date: 2007-01

Publication: Glottopol: Revue de sociolinguistique en ligne

Volume: 9

Language: en; fr

Find in a Library: 163640790

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Essay on linguistic phenomena -- "code-switching," "tag-switching," or other culturally indicative lingual breaks -- in Franco-American bilingual speech patterns found in Massachusetts. Includes a discussion of some common speech characteristics of…

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  • Author: Sheldon, Edward S.

Date: 1888

Publication: Transactions and Proceedings of the Modern Language Association of America

Volume: 3

Language: en; fr

Find in a Library: 1247683

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A short explanation of notes taken on the linguistic properties of one Waterville and another Cornville, Maine, Franco-American’s French language tendencies in the late nineteenth century. Historical measure of the MLA’s concern with…

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  • Author: Ryback-Soucy, Wendy
  • Author: Nagy, Naomi

Date: 2000-09-01

Publication: Journal of English Linguistics

Volume: 28

Language: en

Find in a Library: 41551927

From the authors: "This research focuses on... the French language's influence on Franco-American English in Manchester, a city in southern New Hampshire....The questions we explore include the following: Does the Franco-American community of…

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  • Author: Russo, Marijke
  • Author: Roberts, Julie

Date: 1999-03

Publication: Language Variation and Change

Volume: 11

Language: en

Find in a Library: 425182718

Linguistic study from the University of Vermont. From Cambridge University Press: "The present study examines the pattern of the variation of the auxiliary avoir and être in the passé composé tense in Vermont French in 22 adult speakers who…

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  • Author: Locke, William N.

Date: 1946-05

Publication: The French Review

Volume: 19

Language: en

Find in a Library: 481108175

An exploration of French language spoken by the descendents of French-Canadian immigrants in Brunswick, Maine. Includes pronunciations and a litany of terms that differ from "standard French."

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  • Author: Laroussi, Farid
  • Author: Miller, Christopher L.

Date: 2003

Publication: Yale French Studies

Language: en

Find in a Library: 1770272

The preface to an issue of Yale French Studies. Part of the text reads: "This volume of Yale French Studies is concerned with the emergence of new relations between 'French' and 'Francophone' in institutions, in pedagogy, and in interpretations of…

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  • Author: Lambert, Wallace E.
  • Author: Giles, Howard
  • Author: Picard, Omer

Date: 1975

Publication: Linguistics

Volume: 13

Language: en

Find in a Library: 471883210

From ERIC: "[The text] examines these questions: how do America's ethno-linguistic groups adjust to the bicultural demands made on them? How are speakers of local varieties of French as opposed to other forms viewed by French-Americans? Does…

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  • Author: Hull, Alexander

Date: 1966

Publication: La Linguistique

Volume: 2

Language: en

Find in a Library: 608944874

Discussion of consonantal traits characteristic of Canadian French, excluding the dialectical traits of the Acadians typically heard in Northern Maine and the Maritime Provinces in Canada. Brief references to French Creole and New England…

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  • Author: Fox, Cynthia A.
  • Author: Fortin, Geneviève
  • Author: Martin, Véronique
  • Author: Stelling, Louis

Date: 2007-01

Publication: Canadian Review of American Studies

Volume: 37

Language: en; fr

Find in a Library: 365012401

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De Fox, Fortin, Martin, et Stelling: "Le terme «franco-américain » s’emploie pour désigner les immigrants canadiens arrivés au nord-est des États-Unis pendant une période s’étalant de 1840 à 1930.…

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  • Author: Fox, Cynthia A.
  • Author: Smith, Jane S.

Date: 2007-01

Publication: Glottopol: Revue de sociolinguistique en ligne

Volume: 9

Language: fr

Find in a Library: 643755913

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De Glottopol, la revue de sociolinguistique en ligne: "Jane Smith et Cynthia Fox font le point sur les analyses qu'elles ont déjà produites jusqu'ici, notamment la situation du franco-américain à l'heure actuelle, l'implantation des…

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  • Author: Fox, Cynthia A.

Date: 2007-05-00

Publication: The French Review

Volume: 80

Language: en

Find in a Library: 137573877

From the author: "This paper describes the current situation of Franco-American French. The discussion is based on interviews with 275 speakers from eight communities: Van Buren, Waterville, and Biddeford, Maine, Berlin, New Hampshire, Southbridge…

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  • Author: Fox, Cynthia A.

Date: 2006

Publication: Canadian Journal of Applied Linguistics

Volume: 9

Language: en

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Du l'auteur: "Cet article présente les résultats d’une étude des formes verbales à la troisième personne du pluriel dans le français parlé à Gardner, Massachusetts. Nous commençons par un survol historique de cette…

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  • Author: Fox, Cynthia A.

Date: 1995-12

Publication: The French Review

Volume: 69

Language: en

Find in a Library: 481676277

From the author: "One third of the population of Cohoes, New York, is descended from French-Canadians who immigrated to the northeastern United States between 1840 and 1930. Since the end of immigration, the close-knit community centered on the…

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  • Author: Fox, Cynthia A.

Date: 1993

Publication: Francophonies d'Amérique

Volume: 3

Language: fr

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Un bref essai sur la persistance au vingtième siècle de la langue et la culture francophone à Cohoes, New York.

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  • Author: Crane, Martha
  • Author: Schulhof, Tom

Date: 1970-02

Publication: The French Review

Volume: 43

Language: en

Find in a Library: 481287592

Brief history of French-Canadian immigration to Waterville, Maine, followed by an exploration of the reasons behind a strong pattern of surname-translation and -changing in the same town. Includes a short list of original surnames and their…

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  • Author: Carroll, Robert C.

Date: 1980-05

Publication: Association of Departments of Foreign Languages Bulletin

Volume: 11

Language: en

Find in a Library: 3366503

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Rise and decline of French language media and academic programs in the US Northeast, as well as the persistence of discrimination against the North American French, with Maine as the primary context for observation. Includes tables of Maine county…

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  • Author: Brault, Gerard J.

Date: 1964-02

Publication: The Modern Language Journal

Volume: 48

Language: en

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Essay on language instruction, problems with favoring rote over mother tongue, and some arguments for maintaining linguistic heritages in language education.

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  • Author: Brault, Gerard J.

Date: 1961-12

Publication: The French Review

Volume: 35

Language: en

Find in a Library: 481209222

Brault's essay is an explanation of the results of language tests taken by nine Franco-American French speakers, his evaluation of their levels of vocabulary, and his observations of their speech habits. The overall conclusion of his study partially…

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  • Author: Bagate, Mariame
  • Author: Lemery, Jodie
  • Author: Martin, Veronique

Date: 2004-04 (printemps/spring)

Publication: Francophonies d'Amérique

Volume: 17

Language: fr

Find in a Library: 365528187

De Bagate, Lemery, et Martin: "Dans cet article, nous essayons de décrire le processus de transfert linguistique à Bristol. Nous présentons d’abord un bref historique de cette communauté francophone ainsi que des données…

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  • Author: Avila, Lilian E.
  • Author: Stewart, Alice R.

Date: 1954-05

Publication: The French Review

Volume: 27

Language: en

Find in a Library: 481159127

Essay concerning the American Association of Teachers of French (AATF) 1954 conference named, "French in Maine." Tries to address the specific role of French language teachers in Maine given the state's particular linguistic and ethnic…

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