Open AccessThe standardization process of Louisiana French: issues and outcomes
Author(s) -
Nina Rioult
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
cadernos de letras da uff
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2447-4207
pISSN - 1413-053X
DOI - 10.22409/cadletrasuff.v32i62.47013
Subject(s) - standardization , norm (philosophy) , process (computing) , standard language , linguistics , sociology , political science , history , computer science , law , philosophy , programming language
The main goal of this article is to give a general overview on the standardization process of the French language in Louisiana. After examining the sociolinguistic situation of Louisiana French and discussing the notion of “standard language”, following the definitions of Bagno (2011) and Milroy & Milroy (1999), we will try to understand what recovers the notion of “Standard French”. Thereafter, we will analyze how its introduction in Louisiana has triggered some issues on the linguistic norm to be used during the revitalization movement, which began in the 1960s, and how these debates influenced the French norm used nowadays in Louisiana.