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Record Nr.

UNINA9910162854803321

Autore

Syea Anand

Titolo

French creoles : a comprehensive and comparative grammar / / Anand Syea

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York, N.Y. : , : Routledge, , [2017]

ISBN

1-315-38858-8

1-315-38857-X

1-315-38856-1

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (525 pages) : illustrations, tables

Collana

Routledge Comprehensive Grammars

Disciplina

447/.9

Soggetti

Creole dialects, French - Grammar

Creole dialects, French - Social aspects

Linguistic change

Historical linguistics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

1. Introduction -- 2. Nouns -- 3. Determiners -- 4. Pronouns -- 5. Adjectives -- 6. Adverbs -- 7. Prepositions -- 8. Verbs -- 9. Tense, mood, and aspect -- 10. Negation -- 11. Clause structure and word order -- 12. Clausal complements and complementisers -- 13. Relative clauses -- 14. Questions -- 15. Cleft, topic, and dislocated constructions.

Sommario/riassunto

French Creoles: A Comprehensive and Comparative Grammar is the first complete reference to present the morphology, grammar and syntax of a representative selection of French Creoles in one volume.  The book is organised to promote a thorough understanding of the grammar of French Creoles and presents its complexities in a concise and readable form. An extensive index, cross-referencing and a generous use of headings provides readers with immediate access to the information they require. The varieties included within the volume provide a representative collection of French Creoles from the Indian, Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, including: Mauritian Creole, Seychelles Creole, Reunion Creole (where relevant), Haitian Creole, Martinique Creole, Guadeloupe Creole, Guyanese French Creole, Karipuna, St. Lucia Creole, Louisiana



Creole and Tayo.  By providing a comprehensive description of a range of French Creoles in a clear and non-technical manner, this grammar is the ideal reference for all linguists and researchers with an interest in Creole studies and in French, descriptive and historical linguistics.