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Guidry Family and French Language Discussion (1982)

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This episode of the series En Francais from January 24, 1982, features James Fontenot's interview with Clarence Guidry and Margaret Guidry, a French-speaking African American family from Louisiana. Fontenot also interviews Dr. Margaret Marshall, a French professor at Louisiana State University (LSU) in Baton Rouge, and Dr. Hosea Phillips, a French professor at the University of Southwestern Louisiana in Lafayette. They discuss the differences between standard French and the Cajun French dialect.

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Louisiana Public Broadcasting

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public broadcasting, AAPB, James Fontenot, Clarence Guidry, Margaret Guidry, Margaret Marshall, Hosea Phillips, Louisiana Public Broadcasting, Louisiana State University, University of Southwestern Louisiana, Cajun French, French language, Louisiana, Baton Rouge, Lafayette, African American culture, linguistics, dialects

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