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Record Nr.

UNINA9910781470203321

Titolo

Development and structures of Creole languages : essays in honor of Derek Bickerton / / editors, Francis Byrne, Thom Huebner

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam : , : J. Benjamins Pub., , 1991

ISBN

1-283-32818-6

9786613328182

90-272-7782-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (232 pages) : illustrations, charts

Collana

Creole language library, , 0920-9026 ; ; v. 9

Altri autori (Persone)

BickertonDerek

ByrneFrancis

HuebnerThom

Disciplina

417/.22

Soggetti

Creole dialects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

section 1. Identifying Creoles -- section 2. Language variation -- section 3. Creole processes -- section 4. Creole syntax and semantics -- section 5. Serial verbs.

Sommario/riassunto

This collection of original essays is intended to both celebrate Derek Bickerton's sixty-fifth birthday and honor his long and eminent career. Each author included in the volume is a noted scholar who has distinguished him/herself in some area of linguistics and has professionally or personally interacted with Bickerton and been influenced by his work. While the papers make independent thematic contributions, they also discuss, augment, present alternatives to, or are inspired in some way by Bickerton's seminal ideas or penetrating analyses. The book is organized into 5 sections.