Background
Holloway, Charles Edward was born on September 3, 1959 in Delhi, Louisiana, United States.
(The Brule Dwellers of Ascension Parish are descendants of...)
The Brule Dwellers of Ascension Parish are descendants of Canary Island immigrants who came to Louisiana in the late 1700s. A few residents in and around the Ascension Parish area still speak an archaic dialect of Spanish which is at the brink of linguistic extinction. Because the Brule dialect is in the final stages of what is commonly known as “language death”, the case of Brule Spanish presents an exciting opportunity to investigate commonly held assumptions regarding the structural changes often associated with vestigial languages. Its relative isolation from other dialects of Spanish for over two hundred years serves as a sort of linguistic “time capsule” which provides information that is relevant to critical outstanding issues in Hispanic dialectology and historical linguistics. In addition to examining these issues, documenting the specific characteristics of Brule Spanish, and comparing Brule Spanish with other modern Spanish dialects, this book presents a very accessible introduction to the field of language death.
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Holloway, Charles Edward was born on September 3, 1959 in Delhi, Louisiana, United States.
Bachelor of Business Administration, Northeast Louisiana University, 1982. Master of Arts, Louisiana State University, 1990. Doctor of Philosophy, Louisiana State University, 1993.
Professor Spanish, University Louisiana, Monroe, since 1989, William Hammond Endowed professor in liberal arts, 2001—2004, member, University honorary council, since 2002.
(The Brule Dwellers of Ascension Parish are descendants of...)
Member of Linguistic Society of the Southwest, Louisiana Foreign Language Teachers Association (executive board 1993—2001), American Association Teachers Spanish and Portuguese (president Antonio Margil chapter 1998-1999, treasurer Antonio Margil chapter since 2004, university honors council 2002-2005, Outstanding University Professor of Year 2001), University Louisiana Monroe Faculty Senate (secretary/executive council 1999—2000).
Married Sandra Carol Wood, August 2, 1988.
