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Education in languages of lesser power : Asia-Pacific perspectives / / edited by Craig A. Volker, Divine Word University, Papua New Guineal and Fred E. Anderson, Kansai University, Japan
| Education in languages of lesser power : Asia-Pacific perspectives / / edited by Craig A. Volker, Divine Word University, Papua New Guineal and Fred E. Anderson, Kansai University, Japan |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia : , : John Benjamins Publishing Company, , [2015] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (316 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) |
| Disciplina | 418.0071/05 |
| Collana | IMPACT: Studies in language and society |
| Soggetto topico |
Linguistic minorities - Education - Asia
Linguistic minorities - Education - Pacific Area Languages in contact - Asia Languages in contact - Pacific Area Language policies - Asia Language policies - Pacific Area |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 90-272-6958-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910460475203321 |
| Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia : , : John Benjamins Publishing Company, , [2015] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Education in languages of lesser power : Asia-Pacific perspectives / / edited by Craig A. Volker, Divine Word University, Papua New Guineal and Fred E. Anderson, Kansai University, Japan
| Education in languages of lesser power : Asia-Pacific perspectives / / edited by Craig A. Volker, Divine Word University, Papua New Guineal and Fred E. Anderson, Kansai University, Japan |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia : , : John Benjamins Publishing Company, , [2015] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (316 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) |
| Disciplina | 418.0071/05 |
| Collana | IMPACT: Studies in language and society |
| Soggetto topico |
Linguistic minorities - Education - Asia
Linguistic minorities - Education - Pacific Area Languages in contact - Asia Languages in contact - Pacific Area Language policies - Asia Language policies - Pacific Area |
| ISBN | 90-272-6958-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910787364403321 |
| Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia : , : John Benjamins Publishing Company, , [2015] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Education in languages of lesser power : Asia-Pacific perspectives / / edited by Craig A. Volker, Divine Word University, Papua New Guineal and Fred E. Anderson, Kansai University, Japan
| Education in languages of lesser power : Asia-Pacific perspectives / / edited by Craig A. Volker, Divine Word University, Papua New Guineal and Fred E. Anderson, Kansai University, Japan |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia : , : John Benjamins Publishing Company, , [2015] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (316 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) |
| Disciplina | 418.0071/05 |
| Collana | IMPACT: Studies in language and society |
| Soggetto topico |
Linguistic minorities - Education - Asia
Linguistic minorities - Education - Pacific Area Languages in contact - Asia Languages in contact - Pacific Area Language policies - Asia Language policies - Pacific Area |
| ISBN | 90-272-6958-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910807253003321 |
| Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia : , : John Benjamins Publishing Company, , [2015] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Ibero-Asian Creoles [[electronic resource] ] : comparative perspectives / / edited by Hugo C. Cardoso, Alan N. Baxter, Mário Pinharanda Nunes
| Ibero-Asian Creoles [[electronic resource] ] : comparative perspectives / / edited by Hugo C. Cardoso, Alan N. Baxter, Mário Pinharanda Nunes |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : John Benjamins Pub. Co., 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (387 p.) |
| Disciplina | 417/.22095 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
CardosoHugo C
BaxterAlan N NunesMário Pinharanda |
| Collana | Creole language library |
| Soggetto topico |
Creole dialects - Asia
Creole dialects, Portuguese - Asia Creole dialects, Spanish - Asia Languages in contact - Asia Iberian language - Asia Comparative linguistics - Asia |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-283-89527-7
90-272-7320-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Ibero-Asian Creoles; Editorial page; Title page; LCC page; Table of contents; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Introduction; 2. Portuguese, Spanish and Iberian-lexified creoles in Asia; 3. Comparative perspectives; 4. Methods and insights; Notes; References; Notes on the phonology and lexicon of some Indo-Portuguese creoles; 1. Introduction; 2. Some theoretical preliminaries; 3. The presence of the Portuguese in the Indo-Portuguese communities; 4. Phonological inventories of DIU, DAM, KOR, CANN, and SLP; 5. The core lexicons of DIU, DAM, KOR, CANN, and SLP
6. Portuguese post-tonic syllables in DIU, DAM, KOR, CANN, and SLP7. Concluding remarks; Notes; References; Appendix; A closer look at the post-nominal genitive in Asian Creole Portuguese; 1. Introduction; 2. Background; 3. Extension of the functions of the genitive marker; 4. The place of sa genitive in Malacca Creole: Data and method; 5. Semantic functions expressed by post-position sa and preposition di; 6. Conclusion; Notes; References; Luso-Asian comparatives in comparison; 1. Introduction; 2. Comparative constructions; 3. Luso-Asian comparatives; 4. Discussion; 5. Conclusions; Notes ReferencesMeasuring substrate influence: Word order features in Ibero-Asian Creoles; 1. Introduction; 2. Issues in comparing substrate influence; 3. Methodology; 4. The languages; 5. The survey; 6. SIS and Socio-historical context of the contact situation; 7. Discussion; Notes; References; Indefinite terms in Ibero-Asian Creoles; 1. Introduction; 2. Typological framework; 3. Presentation of the sample; 4. Analysis of the data; 5. Conclusions; Notes; References; Maskin, maski, masque in the Spanish and Portuguese creoles of Asia; 1. Introduction 2. Masque/maski: from Portuguese to the Portuguese creoles of Asia3. Concessive mas que in Spanish; 4. Maskin: from Spanish to Philippine Creole Spanish; 5. Conclusions; Notes; References; Nenang, nino, nem n-ão, ni no: Similarities and differences; 1. Introduction; 2. Nenang / nem não in the Portuguese-based creoles of Asia; 3. Nem não in Portuguese; 4. Ni no in the Spanish creole languages of the Philippines; 5. Ni no in Spanish; 6. Discussion; 7. Conclusion; Notes; References; Bilug in Zamboangueño Chavacano: The genericization of a substrate numeral classifier 2. Visayan numeral classifiers and bilug3. Bilug in Modern ZAM; 4. Pedaso in Modern ZAM; 5. Conclusion; Notes; References; Portuguese pidgin and Chinese Pidgin English in the Canton trade; 1. Introduction; 2. The role of Portuguese in the China trade; 3. Phrasebooks as sources; 4. Macau Pidgin Portuguese and Chinese Pidgin English; 5. Portuguese elements in the Chinese Pidgin English lexicon; 6. Portuguese elements in Chinese Pidgin English grammar; 7. Relexification revisited; 8. Conclusion; Notes; References Traces of superstrate verb inflection in Makista and other Asian-Portuguese creoles |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910463152803321 |
| Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : John Benjamins Pub. Co., 2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Ibero-Asian Creoles [[electronic resource] ] : comparative perspectives / / edited by Hugo C. Cardoso, Alan N. Baxter, Mário Pinharanda Nunes
| Ibero-Asian Creoles [[electronic resource] ] : comparative perspectives / / edited by Hugo C. Cardoso, Alan N. Baxter, Mário Pinharanda Nunes |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : John Benjamins Pub. Co., 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (387 p.) |
| Disciplina | 417/.22095 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
CardosoHugo C
BaxterAlan N NunesMário Pinharanda |
| Collana | Creole language library |
| Soggetto topico |
Creole dialects - Asia
Creole dialects, Portuguese - Asia Creole dialects, Spanish - Asia Languages in contact - Asia Iberian language - Asia Comparative linguistics - Asia |
| ISBN |
1-283-89527-7
90-272-7320-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Ibero-Asian Creoles; Editorial page; Title page; LCC page; Table of contents; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Introduction; 2. Portuguese, Spanish and Iberian-lexified creoles in Asia; 3. Comparative perspectives; 4. Methods and insights; Notes; References; Notes on the phonology and lexicon of some Indo-Portuguese creoles; 1. Introduction; 2. Some theoretical preliminaries; 3. The presence of the Portuguese in the Indo-Portuguese communities; 4. Phonological inventories of DIU, DAM, KOR, CANN, and SLP; 5. The core lexicons of DIU, DAM, KOR, CANN, and SLP
6. Portuguese post-tonic syllables in DIU, DAM, KOR, CANN, and SLP7. Concluding remarks; Notes; References; Appendix; A closer look at the post-nominal genitive in Asian Creole Portuguese; 1. Introduction; 2. Background; 3. Extension of the functions of the genitive marker; 4. The place of sa genitive in Malacca Creole: Data and method; 5. Semantic functions expressed by post-position sa and preposition di; 6. Conclusion; Notes; References; Luso-Asian comparatives in comparison; 1. Introduction; 2. Comparative constructions; 3. Luso-Asian comparatives; 4. Discussion; 5. Conclusions; Notes ReferencesMeasuring substrate influence: Word order features in Ibero-Asian Creoles; 1. Introduction; 2. Issues in comparing substrate influence; 3. Methodology; 4. The languages; 5. The survey; 6. SIS and Socio-historical context of the contact situation; 7. Discussion; Notes; References; Indefinite terms in Ibero-Asian Creoles; 1. Introduction; 2. Typological framework; 3. Presentation of the sample; 4. Analysis of the data; 5. Conclusions; Notes; References; Maskin, maski, masque in the Spanish and Portuguese creoles of Asia; 1. Introduction 2. Masque/maski: from Portuguese to the Portuguese creoles of Asia3. Concessive mas que in Spanish; 4. Maskin: from Spanish to Philippine Creole Spanish; 5. Conclusions; Notes; References; Nenang, nino, nem n-ão, ni no: Similarities and differences; 1. Introduction; 2. Nenang / nem não in the Portuguese-based creoles of Asia; 3. Nem não in Portuguese; 4. Ni no in the Spanish creole languages of the Philippines; 5. Ni no in Spanish; 6. Discussion; 7. Conclusion; Notes; References; Bilug in Zamboangueño Chavacano: The genericization of a substrate numeral classifier 2. Visayan numeral classifiers and bilug3. Bilug in Modern ZAM; 4. Pedaso in Modern ZAM; 5. Conclusion; Notes; References; Portuguese pidgin and Chinese Pidgin English in the Canton trade; 1. Introduction; 2. The role of Portuguese in the China trade; 3. Phrasebooks as sources; 4. Macau Pidgin Portuguese and Chinese Pidgin English; 5. Portuguese elements in the Chinese Pidgin English lexicon; 6. Portuguese elements in Chinese Pidgin English grammar; 7. Relexification revisited; 8. Conclusion; Notes; References Traces of superstrate verb inflection in Makista and other Asian-Portuguese creoles |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910786309803321 |
| Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : John Benjamins Pub. Co., 2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Ibero-Asian Creoles : comparative perspectives / / edited by Hugo C. Cardoso, Alan N. Baxter, Mário Pinharanda Nunes
| Ibero-Asian Creoles : comparative perspectives / / edited by Hugo C. Cardoso, Alan N. Baxter, Mário Pinharanda Nunes |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : John Benjamins Pub. Co., 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (387 p.) |
| Disciplina | 417/.22095 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
CardosoHugo C
BaxterAlan N NunesMário Pinharanda |
| Collana | Creole language library |
| Soggetto topico |
Creole dialects - Asia
Creole dialects, Portuguese - Asia Creole dialects, Spanish - Asia Languages in contact - Asia Iberian language - Asia Comparative linguistics - Asia |
| ISBN |
1-283-89527-7
90-272-7320-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Ibero-Asian Creoles; Editorial page; Title page; LCC page; Table of contents; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Introduction; 2. Portuguese, Spanish and Iberian-lexified creoles in Asia; 3. Comparative perspectives; 4. Methods and insights; Notes; References; Notes on the phonology and lexicon of some Indo-Portuguese creoles; 1. Introduction; 2. Some theoretical preliminaries; 3. The presence of the Portuguese in the Indo-Portuguese communities; 4. Phonological inventories of DIU, DAM, KOR, CANN, and SLP; 5. The core lexicons of DIU, DAM, KOR, CANN, and SLP
6. Portuguese post-tonic syllables in DIU, DAM, KOR, CANN, and SLP7. Concluding remarks; Notes; References; Appendix; A closer look at the post-nominal genitive in Asian Creole Portuguese; 1. Introduction; 2. Background; 3. Extension of the functions of the genitive marker; 4. The place of sa genitive in Malacca Creole: Data and method; 5. Semantic functions expressed by post-position sa and preposition di; 6. Conclusion; Notes; References; Luso-Asian comparatives in comparison; 1. Introduction; 2. Comparative constructions; 3. Luso-Asian comparatives; 4. Discussion; 5. Conclusions; Notes ReferencesMeasuring substrate influence: Word order features in Ibero-Asian Creoles; 1. Introduction; 2. Issues in comparing substrate influence; 3. Methodology; 4. The languages; 5. The survey; 6. SIS and Socio-historical context of the contact situation; 7. Discussion; Notes; References; Indefinite terms in Ibero-Asian Creoles; 1. Introduction; 2. Typological framework; 3. Presentation of the sample; 4. Analysis of the data; 5. Conclusions; Notes; References; Maskin, maski, masque in the Spanish and Portuguese creoles of Asia; 1. Introduction 2. Masque/maski: from Portuguese to the Portuguese creoles of Asia3. Concessive mas que in Spanish; 4. Maskin: from Spanish to Philippine Creole Spanish; 5. Conclusions; Notes; References; Nenang, nino, nem n-ão, ni no: Similarities and differences; 1. Introduction; 2. Nenang / nem não in the Portuguese-based creoles of Asia; 3. Nem não in Portuguese; 4. Ni no in the Spanish creole languages of the Philippines; 5. Ni no in Spanish; 6. Discussion; 7. Conclusion; Notes; References; Bilug in Zamboangueño Chavacano: The genericization of a substrate numeral classifier 2. Visayan numeral classifiers and bilug3. Bilug in Modern ZAM; 4. Pedaso in Modern ZAM; 5. Conclusion; Notes; References; Portuguese pidgin and Chinese Pidgin English in the Canton trade; 1. Introduction; 2. The role of Portuguese in the China trade; 3. Phrasebooks as sources; 4. Macau Pidgin Portuguese and Chinese Pidgin English; 5. Portuguese elements in the Chinese Pidgin English lexicon; 6. Portuguese elements in Chinese Pidgin English grammar; 7. Relexification revisited; 8. Conclusion; Notes; References Traces of superstrate verb inflection in Makista and other Asian-Portuguese creoles |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910814045703321 |
| Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : John Benjamins Pub. Co., 2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Pidgins and Creoles in Asia [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Umberto Ansaldo
| Pidgins and Creoles in Asia [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Umberto Ansaldo |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : John Benjamins Pub. Co., 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (180 p.) |
| Disciplina | 417/.22095 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | AnsaldoUmberto |
| Collana | Benjamins current topics |
| Soggetto topico |
Pidgin languages - Asia
Creole dialects - Asia Languages in contact - Asia |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-280-67688-4
9786613653819 90-272-7415-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Pidgins and Creoles in Asia; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Table of contents; Foreword; Chinese Pidgin Russian; 1. Introduction; 2. Sources and a brief history; 2.1 Scholarship on CPR; 2.2 Spelling norms and lexicon; 3. Phonology; 4. Morphology; 4.1 Non-verbs; 4.1.1 Pronouns; 4.2 Verbs; 4.3 Sentence-final particles; 4.3.1 Tense/Aspect; 4.3.2 Negation; 5. Syntax; 5.1 Basic word order; 5.2 Thematic roles and syntactic functions; 5.2.1 Agent/topic marker; 5.2.2 Location/direction markers; 5.2.3 Subject/object markers; 5.3 NP word order; 5.4 Word order in questions
5.5 Postpositions and prepositions5.6 Comparatives; 6. Vocabulary; 6.1 Direct borrowings from languages other than Russian; 6.2 Calques; 7. Conclusions; References; Appendix; China Coast Pidgin; 1. Introduction; 2. History of CCP; 2.1 The British and Portuguese presence in Southern China; 2.2 The Canton System; 2.3 The nature of Chinese-Western contacts; 2.4 Development and decay of CCP; 3. CCP sources and previous scholarship; 3.1 The Redhaired Glossary; 3.2 The Instructor; 3.3 Previous views on CCP; 4. Grammar; 4.1 Words and sounds; 4.2 Nouns and NPs; 4.3 Copulas, zeros and existence 4.4 Placement of adverbs and prepositional phrases4.5 Tense and aspect; 4.6 Wh-interrogatives in Chinese and Western sources; 4.7 Topic-comment and discourse structure; 4.8 The verb makee; 5. Conclusion; References; African slave population of Portuguese India; 1. Introduction; 1.1 The relationship between the Asian and African creoles; 1.2 The relationship between the Asian creoles and African languages; 2. Africans in India prior to European colonial presence; 3. Africans in India as a result of European colonial activities; 3.1 Terminology in Portuguese documents; 3.2 Origins of the slaves 3.3 Demography3.3.1 Goa; 3.3.2 The Província do Norte; 4. Discussion; References; Vestiges of etymological gender in Malacca Creole Portuguese; 1. Introduction; 2. The language; 3. The basis for the study; 4. Framework for the discussion; 5. Data and procedures; 6. Vestigial etymological gender: derivational morphemes in MCP?; 7. Does MCP have vestiges of contextual gender inflection?; 8. The status of gender morphology in MCP; 9. Did diglossia cease when the Dutch conquered Malacca?; 10. Conclusion; Abbreviations; References; Bazaar Malay topics; 1. Introduction; 2. Topic prominence 3. English-style topic structure4. Chinese-style topic structure; 5. Bare conditionals; 6. Multiple topics and multiple comments; 7. Comparing Topic prominence in Singapore English; 8. Conclusion; References; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910452253803321 |
| Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : John Benjamins Pub. Co., 2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Pidgins and Creoles in Asia [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Umberto Ansaldo
| Pidgins and Creoles in Asia [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Umberto Ansaldo |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : John Benjamins Pub. Co., 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (180 p.) |
| Disciplina | 417/.22095 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | AnsaldoUmberto |
| Collana | Benjamins current topics |
| Soggetto topico |
Pidgin languages - Asia
Creole dialects - Asia Languages in contact - Asia |
| ISBN |
1-280-67688-4
9786613653819 90-272-7415-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Pidgins and Creoles in Asia; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Table of contents; Foreword; Chinese Pidgin Russian; 1. Introduction; 2. Sources and a brief history; 2.1 Scholarship on CPR; 2.2 Spelling norms and lexicon; 3. Phonology; 4. Morphology; 4.1 Non-verbs; 4.1.1 Pronouns; 4.2 Verbs; 4.3 Sentence-final particles; 4.3.1 Tense/Aspect; 4.3.2 Negation; 5. Syntax; 5.1 Basic word order; 5.2 Thematic roles and syntactic functions; 5.2.1 Agent/topic marker; 5.2.2 Location/direction markers; 5.2.3 Subject/object markers; 5.3 NP word order; 5.4 Word order in questions
5.5 Postpositions and prepositions5.6 Comparatives; 6. Vocabulary; 6.1 Direct borrowings from languages other than Russian; 6.2 Calques; 7. Conclusions; References; Appendix; China Coast Pidgin; 1. Introduction; 2. History of CCP; 2.1 The British and Portuguese presence in Southern China; 2.2 The Canton System; 2.3 The nature of Chinese-Western contacts; 2.4 Development and decay of CCP; 3. CCP sources and previous scholarship; 3.1 The Redhaired Glossary; 3.2 The Instructor; 3.3 Previous views on CCP; 4. Grammar; 4.1 Words and sounds; 4.2 Nouns and NPs; 4.3 Copulas, zeros and existence 4.4 Placement of adverbs and prepositional phrases4.5 Tense and aspect; 4.6 Wh-interrogatives in Chinese and Western sources; 4.7 Topic-comment and discourse structure; 4.8 The verb makee; 5. Conclusion; References; African slave population of Portuguese India; 1. Introduction; 1.1 The relationship between the Asian and African creoles; 1.2 The relationship between the Asian creoles and African languages; 2. Africans in India prior to European colonial presence; 3. Africans in India as a result of European colonial activities; 3.1 Terminology in Portuguese documents; 3.2 Origins of the slaves 3.3 Demography3.3.1 Goa; 3.3.2 The Província do Norte; 4. Discussion; References; Vestiges of etymological gender in Malacca Creole Portuguese; 1. Introduction; 2. The language; 3. The basis for the study; 4. Framework for the discussion; 5. Data and procedures; 6. Vestigial etymological gender: derivational morphemes in MCP?; 7. Does MCP have vestiges of contextual gender inflection?; 8. The status of gender morphology in MCP; 9. Did diglossia cease when the Dutch conquered Malacca?; 10. Conclusion; Abbreviations; References; Bazaar Malay topics; 1. Introduction; 2. Topic prominence 3. English-style topic structure4. Chinese-style topic structure; 5. Bare conditionals; 6. Multiple topics and multiple comments; 7. Comparing Topic prominence in Singapore English; 8. Conclusion; References; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910779155903321 |
| Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : John Benjamins Pub. Co., 2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Pidgins and Creoles in Asia / / edited by Umberto Ansaldo
| Pidgins and Creoles in Asia / / edited by Umberto Ansaldo |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : John Benjamins Pub. Co., 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (180 p.) |
| Disciplina | 417/.22095 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | AnsaldoUmberto |
| Collana | Benjamins current topics |
| Soggetto topico |
Pidgin languages - Asia
Creole dialects - Asia Languages in contact - Asia |
| ISBN |
1-280-67688-4
9786613653819 90-272-7415-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Pidgins and Creoles in Asia; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Table of contents; Foreword; Chinese Pidgin Russian; 1. Introduction; 2. Sources and a brief history; 2.1 Scholarship on CPR; 2.2 Spelling norms and lexicon; 3. Phonology; 4. Morphology; 4.1 Non-verbs; 4.1.1 Pronouns; 4.2 Verbs; 4.3 Sentence-final particles; 4.3.1 Tense/Aspect; 4.3.2 Negation; 5. Syntax; 5.1 Basic word order; 5.2 Thematic roles and syntactic functions; 5.2.1 Agent/topic marker; 5.2.2 Location/direction markers; 5.2.3 Subject/object markers; 5.3 NP word order; 5.4 Word order in questions
5.5 Postpositions and prepositions5.6 Comparatives; 6. Vocabulary; 6.1 Direct borrowings from languages other than Russian; 6.2 Calques; 7. Conclusions; References; Appendix; China Coast Pidgin; 1. Introduction; 2. History of CCP; 2.1 The British and Portuguese presence in Southern China; 2.2 The Canton System; 2.3 The nature of Chinese-Western contacts; 2.4 Development and decay of CCP; 3. CCP sources and previous scholarship; 3.1 The Redhaired Glossary; 3.2 The Instructor; 3.3 Previous views on CCP; 4. Grammar; 4.1 Words and sounds; 4.2 Nouns and NPs; 4.3 Copulas, zeros and existence 4.4 Placement of adverbs and prepositional phrases4.5 Tense and aspect; 4.6 Wh-interrogatives in Chinese and Western sources; 4.7 Topic-comment and discourse structure; 4.8 The verb makee; 5. Conclusion; References; African slave population of Portuguese India; 1. Introduction; 1.1 The relationship between the Asian and African creoles; 1.2 The relationship between the Asian creoles and African languages; 2. Africans in India prior to European colonial presence; 3. Africans in India as a result of European colonial activities; 3.1 Terminology in Portuguese documents; 3.2 Origins of the slaves 3.3 Demography3.3.1 Goa; 3.3.2 The Província do Norte; 4. Discussion; References; Vestiges of etymological gender in Malacca Creole Portuguese; 1. Introduction; 2. The language; 3. The basis for the study; 4. Framework for the discussion; 5. Data and procedures; 6. Vestigial etymological gender: derivational morphemes in MCP?; 7. Does MCP have vestiges of contextual gender inflection?; 8. The status of gender morphology in MCP; 9. Did diglossia cease when the Dutch conquered Malacca?; 10. Conclusion; Abbreviations; References; Bazaar Malay topics; 1. Introduction; 2. Topic prominence 3. English-style topic structure4. Chinese-style topic structure; 5. Bare conditionals; 6. Multiple topics and multiple comments; 7. Comparing Topic prominence in Singapore English; 8. Conclusion; References; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910808728703321 |
| Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : John Benjamins Pub. Co., 2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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