French Surnames in the Mississippi Valley
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8729428 |
|---|---|
| Authors | John Francis Mcdermott (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1934 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 28-28 |
| Publication date | 1934-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Speech (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-1283 • E-ISSN: 1527-2133 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/451983 |
| OpenAlex | W2323057183 |
| Language | EN |
N THE tracing of Creole surnames in the Illinois country, one encounters two principal difficulties: uncertain orthography and the use of dit names. The fine disregard for spelling may be illustrated by the name Kiercereau which is also spelled: Kiercerau, Kiersereau, Kierserau, Kersereau, Kerserau, Kesserau, Kessereau, Kiergereau, Kiergerau, Kiergereaux, Kiercereaux, Kiergero, Kergzo, Quiercero, Guiercero (this is probably an inaccuracy of copying), Tiercero, Tiercerot, Tercero. These nineteen variations I have found
Copying · Creole language · Geography · Linguistics · Orthography · Political science · Principal (computer security · Reading (process · Spelling · Tracing · Computer Science · French Language Learning Methods · History · Law · Philosophy
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |