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Titolo: | Pidgins and Creoles : an introduction / / edited by Jacques Arends, Pieter Muysken, Norval Smith |
Pubblicazione: | Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : J. Benjamins, c1995 |
Edizione: | 1st ed. |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (427 pages) |
Disciplina: | 417/.22 |
Soggetto topico: | Pidgin languages |
Creole dialects | |
Altri autori: | ArendsJacques MuyskenPieter SmithNorval |
Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [375]-395) and indexes. |
Nota di contenuto: | Pidgins and Creoles; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Contents; Preface and acknowledgements; List of abbreviations used in glosses; Part 1. General Aspects; 1.The study of pidgin and creole languages; 2. The socio-historical background of creoles; 3. Pidgins; 4. Mixed languages and language intertwining; 5. Variation; 6. Decolonization, language planning and education; 7. Creole literature; Part 2. Theories of Genesis; 8. Theories focusing on the European input; 9. Theories focusing on the non-European input; 10. Gradualist and developmental hypotheses; 11. Universalist approaches |
Part 3. Sketches of Individual Languages 12. Eskimo pidgin; 13. Haitian; 14. Saramaccan; 15. Shaba Swahili; 16. Fa d 'Ambu; 17. Papiamento; 18. Sranan; 19. Berbice Dutch; Part 4. Grammatical features; 20. TMA particles and auxiliaries; 21. Noun phrases; 22. Reflexives; 23. Serial verbs; 24. Fronting; Part 5. Conclusions and annotated language list; 25. Conclusions; 26. An annotated list of creoles, pidgins, and mixed languages; Bibliography; Subject index; Index of languages; Index of place names; Author index | |
Sommario/riassunto: | This introduction to the linguistic study of pidgin and creole languages is clearly designed as an introductory course book. It does not demand a high level of previous linguistic knowledge. Part I: General Aspects and Part II: Theories of Genesis constitute the core for presentation and discussion in the classroom, while Part III: Sketches of Individual Languages (such as Eskimo Pidgin, Haitian, Saramaccan, Shaba Swahili, Fa d'Ambu, Papiamentu, Sranan, Berbice Dutch) and Part IV: Grammatical Features (such as TMA particles and auxiliaries, noun phrases, reflexives, |
Titolo autorizzato: | Pidgins and Creoles |
ISBN: | 1-282-16364-7 |
9786612163647 | |
90-272-9950-1 | |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910826149103321 |
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