Indiana University Creole Institute
Note: This dictionary is
currently out of print. If you wish to purchase a copy, please contact us at
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The
Creole Institute and the Indiana University Press proudly announce
The Dictionary
of Louisiana
Edited by Albert Valdman, Thomas
A. Klingler,
Margaret M. Marshall, and Kevin J. Rottet
The only comprehensive
dictionary of Louisiana Creole
The dictionary
features:
- an informative user’s guide
- a grammatical sketch of the language
- a guide to variant pronunciations
- English and French meaning equivalents
- identification of where examples were collected
- two indices: a French-Creole index and an English-Creole
index
- rich cultural information, with many examples of
folklore, traditional medicine, religious beliefs, and agricultural
practices
This project has
been funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities, grant RT 21614-94
“Remarkable. A
unique record of Louisiana French Creole. The introduction itself is an
important contribution to creolistics. This valuable dictionary should be
of wide interest to Creole scholars, French and
For information about ordering
this dictionary, contact us at the Creole Institute.
Voice: (812) 855-4988
Fax: (812) 855-2386
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