Some Specimens of a Canadian French Dialect Spoken in Maine
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Title
Some Specimens of a Canadian French Dialect Spoken in Maine
Description
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 Canadian French in America before the turn of the century, and an early dissection of local French by a linguist attracted to the structures and tones common to Central Maine French speech.
Creator
Sheldon, Edward S.
Source
Full text (pp.210-218)
Date
1888
Language
en; fr
Type
Journal Article
Identifier
Coverage
1880s; central Maine
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Zotero
Pages
210-218
Publication Title
Transactions and Proceedings of the Modern Language Association of America
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Volume
3