A close examination of studies devoted to the analysis of the features of Acadian French allows us to see the different ways these analyses were undertaken and helped to shape a certain image of Acadian French. The resulting picture highlights the fact that a “variety of language” is always dependent on the works that describe and thereby constitute it. This paper will thus examine, from a critical perspective, the actions and actors involved in the process of linguistic description in Acadia by highlighting the theoretical and methodological choices of a few significant works.