La langue française : mourant à Augusta? (The French language : Dying in Augusta?)

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La langue française : mourant à Augusta? (The French language : Dying in Augusta?)

Description

Focus article on the linguistic changes evident among French speakers and Franco Americans in the communities of Augusta, Maine. Comments on language frequency within families and schools, as well as differences in French fluency among children and adults. Contains quotes from many Augusta residents. Written in the wake of a minor controversy over the elimination - then return - of a French-language Canadian television channel provided by the Augusta area cable network.

Creator

Owen, Joseph

Date

1985 March 18

Language

English

Type

Newspaper Article

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1985, Augusta, Maine

Contribution Form

Zotero

Edition

Monday

Pages

6

Place

Augusta, Maine

Publication Title

Kennebec Journal

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