English in Louisiana
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English in Louisiana is the regionally distinctive variety of American English spoken in Louisiana, shaped by French, Creole, Spanish, and other cultural influences.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| English in Louisiana canonical | 1 |
| New Orleans English | 1 |
| Southern Louisiana English | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: English in Louisiana Context triple: [Louisiana Creole, hasNeighborLanguage, English in Louisiana]
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A.
Louisiana French
Louisiana French is a variety of French historically spoken in Louisiana, shaped by colonial-era settlers and influenced by local cultures and languages.
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B.
Louisiana Creole
Louisiana Creole is a French-based creole language spoken primarily in Louisiana, shaped by African, French, Spanish, and Native American influences and historically associated with the region’s Creole communities.
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C.
Spanish Louisiana
Spanish Louisiana was a vast North American colonial territory under Spanish rule from the late 18th to early 19th century, encompassing the lower Mississippi Valley and centered on New Orleans.
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D.
Creole
Creole refers to a mixed-heritage ethnic community in Mauritius, typically descended from African, Malagasy, and European ancestors and central to the island’s Afro-Mauritian culture.
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E.
Gullah
Gullah is an English-based creole language and culture of African-descended communities in the coastal Lowcountry and Sea Islands of the southeastern United States, known for preserving strong African linguistic and cultural influences.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: English in Louisiana Target entity description: English in Louisiana is the regionally distinctive variety of American English spoken in Louisiana, shaped by French, Creole, Spanish, and other cultural influences.
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A.
Louisiana French
Louisiana French is a variety of French historically spoken in Louisiana, shaped by colonial-era settlers and influenced by local cultures and languages.
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B.
Louisiana Creole
Louisiana Creole is a French-based creole language spoken primarily in Louisiana, shaped by African, French, Spanish, and Native American influences and historically associated with the region’s Creole communities.
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C.
Spanish Louisiana
Spanish Louisiana was a vast North American colonial territory under Spanish rule from the late 18th to early 19th century, encompassing the lower Mississippi Valley and centered on New Orleans.
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D.
Creole
Creole refers to a mixed-heritage ethnic community in Mauritius, typically descended from African, Malagasy, and European ancestors and central to the island’s Afro-Mauritian culture.
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E.
Gullah
Gullah is an English-based creole language and culture of African-descended communities in the coastal Lowcountry and Sea Islands of the southeastern United States, known for preserving strong African linguistic and cultural influences.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | regional variety of American English ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Cajun culture
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Creole culture ⓘ Gulf Coast culture ⓘ New Orleans culture ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| hasDialect |
African American English in Louisiana
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Cajun English ⓘ English in Louisiana self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
New Orleans English
Cajun English ⓘ
surface form:
Rural Southern Louisiana English
English ⓘ
surface form:
Yat English
|
| hasFeature |
code-switching with French in some communities
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distinct local vocabulary ⓘ influence of French intonation patterns ⓘ influence of French phonology ⓘ loanwords from French ⓘ loanwords from Louisiana Creole ⓘ loanwords from Spanish ⓘ non-rhoticity in some urban varieties ⓘ regionally distinctive pronunciation of consonants ⓘ regionally distinctive pronunciation of vowels ⓘ rhoticity in many Cajun English speakers ⓘ use of French-derived discourse markers ⓘ |
| historicalInfluence |
Acadian resettlement in Louisiana
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African diaspora in Louisiana ⓘ French colonial period in Louisiana ⓘ Spanish colonial period in Louisiana ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
African American Vernacular English
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Louisiana French ⓘ
surface form:
Cajun French
French language ⓘ Southern American English ⓘ
surface form:
Gulf Coast English
Louisiana Creole ⓘ Louisiana French ⓘ Southern American English ⓘ Spanish language ⓘ |
| languageBranch | Germanic languages ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Indo-European language family
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surface form:
Indo-European languages
|
| languageSubbranch | West Germanic languages ⓘ |
| partOf |
American English
ⓘ
English language ⓘ |
| region |
Southwestern Louisiana
ⓘ
surface form:
Acadiana
Baton Rouge metropolitan area ⓘ New Orleans metropolitan area ⓘ Northwestern Louisiana ⓘ
surface form:
North Louisiana
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| spokenIn | Louisiana ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
dialectology
ⓘ
sociolinguistics ⓘ |
| usedIn |
education in Louisiana
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everyday communication in Louisiana ⓘ government in Louisiana ⓘ local media in Louisiana ⓘ |
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Subject: English in Louisiana Description of subject: English in Louisiana is the regionally distinctive variety of American English spoken in Louisiana, shaped by French, Creole, Spanish, and other cultural influences.
Referenced by (3)
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