Le Ker Creole

Author : Bruce "Sunpie" Barnes,Rachel Bruenlin,Leroy Joseph Etinne
Publisher : University of New Orleans Press
Page : 119 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2019-09-20
Category : History
ISBN : 1608011720

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Le Ker Creole by Bruce "Sunpie" Barnes,Rachel Bruenlin,Leroy Joseph Etinne Pdf

For hundreds of years in Louisiana, lullabies were hummed, prayers were called, opera was performed, la-las were danced, and work and carnival songs were sung in Creole. A francophone language with connections to West Africa, Louisiana Creole is now one of the most endangered languages in the world. In this musical ethnography, you will find fifteen original and traditional Creole songs that cross time and musical genres such as blues, zydeco, and traditional jazz. African spirits, maroon villages, Congo Square, southwest Louisiana dance halls, and the Northside Skull and Bone Gang all make appearances. Beginning with an introduction to the history and grammar of the language, the accompanying essays include in-depth interviews with Creole speakers and their descendants, as well as photography, original artwork, archival documents, and altars. The book concludes with the Creole lyrics for each song, along with their English translations. Avek ye, vou ve 'koute, lir, chante, epi pale an Creole. (With them, you will listen, read, sing, and speak in Creole.) Includes audio CD of Creole compositions from Louisiana.

Author : Peter Hawkins
Publisher : Lexington Books
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2007-10-15
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780739158500

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The Other Hybrid Archipelago by Peter Hawkins Pdf

The Other Hybrid Archipelago presents the postcolonial literatures of the Francophone Indian Ocean islands to an Anglophone audience. The islands of Madagascar, Mauritius, Reunion, the Comoros, and the Seychelles form a region that has a particular cultural identity because of the varied mixture of populations that have settled there and the dominant influence of French colonialism. This survey concentrates on the period since the Second World War, when most of the islands achieved independence, except for Reunion and Mayotte, which maintain a regional status within the French Republic. The postcolonial approach suggests certain recurrent themes and preoccupations of the islands' cultures and an appropriate way to define their recent cultural production, while taking account of the burden of their colonial past. The rich cocktail of cultural and linguistic influences surveyed is situated in relation to the contemporary political and social context of the islands and their marginal status within the global economy.

Author : Ingrid Neumann-Holzschuh,Edgar W. Schneider
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 500 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2001-02-12
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027275455

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Degrees of Restructuring in Creole Languages by Ingrid Neumann-Holzschuh,Edgar W. Schneider Pdf

Basic notions in the field of creole studies, including the category of “creole languages” itself, have been questioned in recent years: Can creoles be defined on structural or on purely sociohistorical grounds? Can creolization be understood as a graded process, possibly resulting in different degrees of “radicalness” and intermediate language types (“semi-creoles”)? If so, by which linguistic structures are these characterized, and by which extralinguistic conditions have they been brought about? Which are the linguistic mechanisms underlying processes of restructuring, and how did grammaticalization and reanalysis shape the reorganization of linguistic, specifically morphosyntactic structures commonly called “creolization”? What is the role of language contact, language mixing, substrates and superstrates, or demographic factors in these processes? This volume provides select and revised papers from a 1998 colloquium at the University of Regensburg in which these questions were addressed. 19 contributions by renowned scholars discuss structural, sociohistorical and theoretical aspects, building upon case studies of both Romance-based and English-oriented creoles. This book marks a major step forward in our understanding of the nature of creolization.

Author : Barry Jean Ancelet
Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Music
ISBN : 1578061709

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Cajun and Creole Music Makers by Barry Jean Ancelet Pdf

The virtual renaissance of all things Cajun and Creole has captivated enthusiasts throughout America and invigorated the culture back home. Who, just fifteen years ago, could have predicted that this regional music would become so astonishingly popular throughout the nation and the world? This new edition of a book first published in 1984 celebrates the music makers in the generation most responsible for the survival of Cajun music and zydeco and showcases many of the young performers who have emerged since them to give the music new spark. More than 100 color photographs, show them in their homes, on their front porches, and in their fields, as well as in performance at local clubs and dance halls and on festival stages. In interviews they speak directly about their lives, their music, and the vital tradition from which their rollicking music springs. Many of the legendary performers featured here--Dewey Balfa, Clifton Chenier, Nathan Abshire, Dennis McGee, Canray Fontenot, Varise Connor, Octa Clark, Lula Landry, and Inez Catalon--are no longer alive. Others from the early days continue to perform--Bois-sec Ardoin, Michael Doucet, D. L. Menard, and Zachary Richard. Their grandeur, humor, and humility are precisely the qualities this book captures. Featured too are young musicians who are taking their place in the dance halls, on festival stages, and on the folk music circuit. Cajun and Creole music makers, both young and old, still play in the old ways, but as young musicians--such as Geno Delafose and the French Rockin' Boogie, and Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys-- experiment and enrich the tradition with new sounds of rock, country, rap, and funk, the music evolves and enlivens a whole new audience. Barry Jean Ancelet, a native French-speaking Cajun, is chair of the Department of Modern Languages and director of the Center for Acadian and Creole Folklore at the University of Southwestern Louisiana. Among his many books are Cajun Country and Cajun and Creole Folk Tales (both from the University Press of Mississippi). Elemore Morgan, Jr., is an artist and retired professor of visual art at University of Southwestern Louisiana.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 520 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Philology, Modern
ISBN : STANFORD:36105112353730

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Moderna språk by Anonim Pdf

Author : Philip Baker
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Creole dialects
ISBN : UOM:39015047559581

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From Contact to Creole and Beyond by Philip Baker Pdf

Author : Roshni Mooneeram
Publisher : Rodopi
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9789042026247

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From Creole to Standard by Roshni Mooneeram Pdf

This book gives a fascinating account of the unique history of the national – creole – language of Mauritius and the process of standardization that it is undergoing in postcolonial times. The central question is how far a creative writer's activity may affect the status and linguistic forms of a regional language. The book focuses on the work of the author Dev Virahsawmy, who, particularly through his Shakespeare translations, is an active agent in the standardization of Mauritian creole. The approaches employed in From Creole to Standard combine a sociolinguistic examination of (changing) language attitudes with detailed textual studies of some of Virahsawmy's works to show the relation of his work to the process of language development. This book is relevant to the study of other creole languages undergoing standardization as well as to questions of language development more widely. Its strength lies precisely in its interdisciplinary approach, which addresses different readerships. Mooneeram’s study is of great interest to both postcolonial thinking and sociolinguistics but also has important implications for debates about the role of canonical literary works and their transmission in the wider world. Her book is also a contribution to Shakespeare studies and the field of literary linguistics. There are interesting parallels between the contemporary situation of Mauritian creole and English in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Virahsawmy’s adaptations and translations into creole echo the role Shakespeare’s ‘originals’ played for English, and Mooneeram demonstrates how other writers have followed Virahsawmy in using literary forms to enrich the language.

Author : Susanne Maria Michaelis,Philippe Maurer,Martin Haspelmath,Magnus Huber
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 572 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2013-09-05
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780199691395

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The Atlas of Pidgin and Creole Language Structures by Susanne Maria Michaelis,Philippe Maurer,Martin Haspelmath,Magnus Huber Pdf

The Atlas presents commentaries and colour maps showing how 130 linguistic features - phonological, syntactic, morphological, and lexical - are distributed among the world's pidgins and creoles. Designed and written by the world's leading experts, it is a unique resource of outstanding value for linguists of all persuasions throughout the world.

Author : Pangaea Portraits
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Creole dialects, French
ISBN : 9780244678128

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THE SEYCHELLES CREOLE - ENGLISH DICTIONARY by Pangaea Portraits Pdf

This is the first dictionary of Seychelles Creole to focus upon translation into English. Seychelles Creole is the mother tongue of Seychellois and the language is strongly promoted by the Seychelles Government. However, the government also recognises the global importance of English and schools teach students the language to a high degree of competence. Today, Creole remains the language most commonly used in the home and between Seychellois in all situations. However, most Seychellois are very competent in English. A reasonable command of both languages is extremely useful in Seychelles.

Author : Christina Tamaa Fleischmann
Publisher : Peter Lang
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 303911512X

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Pour Mwan Mon Lalang Maternel i Al Avek Mwan Partou by Christina Tamaa Fleischmann Pdf

In the 1970s, the newly independent Seychelles government took the landmark decision to make Seychellois Creole (SC) an official language. The Seychelles thus became the first Creole-speaking country worldwide to give its Creole the status of a national language and to use it as a medium of instruction. The decision to use SC in the school system has resulted in many positive developments such as increasing rates in public literacy. Despite these advances, there are many critics who contend that formal instruction in SC interferes with the speedy and necessary acquisition of English and French, which are internationally associated with socio-economic power and prestige. This book assesses the attitudes of SC speakers towards their mother tongue, in relation to the colonial history of the country. Its objectives are twofold: firstly to shed light upon the attitudes which modern Seychellois hold towards their mother tongue and its use in the education system; and secondly to demonstrate how these attitudes may affect the achievement of the government's educational agenda. The findings of this book are directly relevant for other investigators interested in globalization, multilingual education, pluriliteracy, minority language maintenance, language policy, and teacher training. Moreover, the implications of this research are applicable to other post-colonial settings throughout Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Americas where the pursuit of sensitive yet effective multilingual educational policies remains acute.

Author : Bruce Sunpie Barnes,Rachel Breunlin
Publisher : University of New Orleans Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2014-12-29
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1608011070

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Talk That Music Talk by Bruce Sunpie Barnes,Rachel Breunlin Pdf

Learning to play by ear is a unique part of becoming a musician in New Orleans. This life history and photography project explores the traditional methods of teaching brass band music in the city that gave birth to jazz. Through in-depth interviews, the bands, social and pleasure clubs, schools, churches, and other neighborhood institutions that have supported the music, and the spirit embodied in it, come to life.

Author : Philip Baker,Guillaume Fon Sing
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : UOM:39015073677265

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The Making of Mauritian Creole by Philip Baker,Guillaume Fon Sing Pdf

Author : James Francis Broussard
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1942
Category : Creole dialects
ISBN : STANFORD:36105005007625

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Louisiana Creole Dialect by James Francis Broussard Pdf

Author : Nine Times
Publisher : University of New Orleans Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2009-04-16
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 097061909X

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Coming Out The Door For The Ninth Ward by Nine Times Pdf

Written by the members during the year after Katrina, Nine Times writes about their lives, their parades, the storm, and the rebuilding process. Through interviews, photographs, and writing, Nine Times brings readers into their world of second lines, brass bands, Magee's Lounge, and the ties that bind.

Author : Morris Franklin Goodman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1964
Category : Creole dialects
ISBN : UOM:39015011330969

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A Comparative Study of Creole French Dialects by Morris Franklin Goodman Pdf