The Acadian Renaissance

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"The Acadian Renaissance"
Musée acadien de l'université de Moncton

The century that follows the expulsion of the Acadians -- the Great Upheaval of 1755 -- is a period of reconstruction for the Acadian people. But it is also a period of isolation, due to the fact that they are scattered throughout various regions of eastern Canada. During the second half of the 19th century, a growing awareness on the part of all Acadians produces a desire for a society on a par with that of their English and French-Canadian fellow citizens. This, in turn, leads to a remarkable resurgence of this forsaken people, one that makes itself felt at all levels - social, economic, political, cultural and religious. The period in question becomes known as the Acadian Renaissance.

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© Musée acadien de l'université de Moncton, 2003

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[Acadianiste]

I might Add, that many acadians can speak different levels of French. they often speak formal french we they speak with outsiders like quebecers, in order to avoid being ridiculed. There is also a homogenizing pressure by the education system, the Acadian vocabulary is fading away, replaced by formal French and English.

However, there exists several Acadian dictionaries.

[Acadianiste]

Yes. In Acadie, many of the old French words and expressions of the 18th century has survived while it practically dissapeared in quebec and France. Acadie has been isolated and had little contact with other francophones up to fairly recently.

Also, some words kind a got modified in the spelling and way of speaking them. Also, Acadiens mostly come from specific regions of rural France, which explains part of the vocabulary. English Native Americans (micmac) words were also incorporated.

[suryavajra]

Do Acadians have a separate dialect of French from the Quebecois and from the French people in France?

[AcadieNow]

Without the Catholic Church, there would have been no Nationalistic Acadian Renaissance. they are really the ones that made all this possible, Starting with Abbé Bourg, the firt priest of Acadian Origin, not long after the deportation.

[AcadieNow]

Forsaken people no more, we surge forward.

[CadjinGisclair]

Oh, ma belle Acadie. J'vas te visiter un jour.