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This study considers the relationship between Cajun ethnicity and the intergenerational transmission of the French language. The commonsensical assumption of a positive relationship between ethnic identity and language transmission is questioned. It is suggested that if an ethnicity is associated with socioeconomic disadvantages, then the greater the ethnic identification of parents, the more disadvantageous for them ethnic traits will be. (Author/JL)

The article presents a structuralist analysis of creolism in Louisiana. Focus of the study aims to analyze the size and cultural boundaries of the creole phenomenon in the region. The study utilizes two types of data, including statistical data and archival data to chart the historical evolution of the word since its appearance in Louisiana at the end of the 18th century. Also, the study conceptualize creolism as a structure organizing the interrelations of parentage/ancestry, race, and language.