Guidry Family & French Language Discussion (1982)
En Français

Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: French
Place Covered: Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 1982-01-24
Duration: 00:25:40
Subjects: French language | Cajun French dialect | Phillips, Hosea
Contributors:
- Fontenot, James Host
- Guidry, Clarence Interviewee
- Guidry, Margaret Interviewee
- Marshall, Margaret Interviewee
- Phillips, Hosea Interviewee
Description
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. This episode was preserved through a 2018 CLIR Recordings at Risk Grant.