La langue française : mourant à  Augusta? (The French language : Dying in Augusta?)

Owen, Joseph

Focus article on the linguistic changes evident among French speakers and Franco Americans in the communities of Augusta, Maine. Comments on language frequency within families and schools, as well as differences in French fluency among children and adults. Contains quotes from many Augusta residents. Written in the wake of a minor controversy over the elimination - then return - of a French-language Canadian television channel provided by the Augusta area cable network.

1985 March 18

English

Newspaper Article

60630676;8814143

1985, Augusta, Maine

Augusta, Maine

Kennebec Journal