Tonnerre mes chiens!: A glossary of Louisiana French figures of speech

By Amanda LaFleur

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0967083893
• ISBN13: 9780967083896
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: Renouveau Pub.
• Length: 202 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.

Customer Reviews

A Review by a Native Cajun

I grew up in Evangeline Parish, the city of Ville Platte, Louisiana. My family goes back at least 4 generations of living in this area also. They all spoke Cajun French as a primary language. If fact, when my maternal grandmother was in the first grade, she was punished for speaking French in the classroom rather then English. So, you can see that I grew up in an environment rich with the French language and Cajun culture. As I read this book, I was amazed as to how many of these phrases I knew and some I knew in French but had never heard the English translation. There are also many phrases which I did not know. I believe this shows the thorough search Ms. LaFlear has conducted. I would recommend this book to those who know French, as well as those who do not and wish to gain insight in to the Cajun culture.