Louisiana and Quebec are both settler-colonial territories at the mouths of major navigable rivers, and both have a history of Francophony. But why was French broadly displaced by English in Louisiana, while this has not happened in Quebec? What are the different historical factors that led to these different outcomes? In particular, what were the roles of the rivers, if any? What is the present language situation in these regions, and what would you predict the future language situations of these regions to look like?

  • GalaxyBrain [they/them]
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    5 months ago

    Acadians didn't settle Quebec, they lived mostly in nova Scotia and new Brunswick, different French dudes colonized Quebec

      • GalaxyBrain [they/them]
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        5 months ago

        No problem. Some avadians did come back to the east coast, mostly new Brunswick and there's little communities spread around. The dialect and accent are different as well.