Language Encounters on the French Colonial Mississippi

Part I. Introduction and Overview

• French, Native Peoples and Communication

Part II. Communication Without Words

• Signs, Gestures and Body Languages
• Art, Objects and Imagery
• Ceremony, Ritual and Oratory
• Maps and Landmarks

Part III. Communication With Words

• Interpreters
• Misunderstanding and Deception
• When Words Were Spoken
• When Words Were Written

Part IV. Epilouge

• After French (and Spanish) Colonialism

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