Creolization and contact / / edited by Norval Smith, Tonjes Veenstra

• Record Nr.: UNINA9911131305703321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : Benjamins, c2001
• ISBN: 9786612254604; 9781282254602; 128225460X; 9789027297716; 9027297711; 9780585461892; 0585461899
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (vi, 323 pages) : illustrations
• Collana: Creole language library, , 0920-9026 ; ; v. 23
• Classificazione: EE 1650
• Altri autori (Persone): SmithNorval; VeenstraTonjes <1962->
• Disciplina: 417/.22
• Soggetti: Creole dialects; Languages in contact
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: Creolization and Contact -- Editorial page -- Title page -- LCC data -- Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: Relexification in creole genesis and its effects on the development of the creole -- Chapter 2: Voodoo Chile -- Chapter 3: Language intertwining -- Chapter 4: Paralexification in language intertwining -- Chapter 5: Pidginization,creolization and creoloids in Stockholm,Sweden -- Chapter 6: The origin of creole languages -- Chapter 7: Koine formation and creole genesis -- Chapter 8: Koineization and creole genesis -- Chapter 9: Convergence and explanations in creole genesis -- Chapter 10: Contact-induced language change and pidgin/creole genesis -- Chapter 11: Yiddish as a contact language -- Chapter 12: Social stratification and network relations in the formation of Sranan -- Index of languages -- Index of authors -- Index of subjects -- The CREOLE LANGUAGE LIBRARY.
• Sommario/riassunto: This volume contains revised and extended versions of a selection of ; the papers presented at "The Amsterdam Workshop on Language Contact and Creolization." These studies apply the concept of relexification to creoles as well as other contact languages; highlight the relevance of strategies of second language learning for theories of pidgin/creole genesis; critically discuss the notions levelling (koine formation) and convergence; the relation between types of contact situations and processes of crosslinguistic influence; as well as the linguistic consequences of the social structure of the plantation system. In addition to discussing English-, French-, and Dutch-related creoles, the papers cover a wide range of contact languages spoken throughout Africa, Asia, and Europe. The breadth and coverage makes this an indispensable title for research in the field of contact linguistics.