Ebook: Pidgins and Creoles : an introduction
Author: Jacques Arends, Pieter Muysken, Norval Smith
- Series: Creole language library v. 15
- Year: 1995
- Publisher: J. Benjamins
- City: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia
- Language: English
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For review see: Geneviève Escure, in New West Indian Guide / Nieuwe West-Indische Gids, vol. 72, no. 1 & 2 (1998); p. 192-194. - For abstract see: Caribbean Abstracts, no. 7, 1995-1996 (1997); p. 11, no. 0018.
Content: 1. The study of pidgin and creole languages / Pieter Muysken and Norval Smith --
2. The socio-historical background of creoles / Jacques Arends --
3. Pidgins / Peter Bakker --
4. Mixed languages and language intertwining / Peter Bakker and Pieter Muysken --
5. Variation / Vincent de Rooij --
6. Decolonization, language planning and education / Rene Appel and Ludo Verhoeven --
7. Creole literature / Lilian Adamson and Cefas van Rossem --
8. Theories focusing on the European input / Hans den Besten, Pieter Muysken and Norval Smith --
9. Theories focusing on the non-European input / Jacques Arends, Silvia Kouwenberg and Norval Smith --
10. Gradualist and developmental hypotheses / Jacques Arends and Adrienne Bruyn --
11. Universalist approaches / Pieter Muysken and Tonjes Veenstra --
12. Eskimo pidgin / Hein van der Voort --
13. Haitian / Pieter Muysken and Tonjes Veenstra --
14. Saramaccan / Peter Bakker, Norval Smith and Tonjes Veenstra --
15. Shaba Swahili / Vincent de Rooij --
16. Fa d'Ambu / Marike Post --
17. Papiamento / Silvia Kouwenberg and Pieter Muysken --
18. Sranan / Lilian Adamson and Norval Smith --
19. Berbice Dutch / Silvia Kouwenberg --
20. TMA particles and auxiliaries / Peter Bakker, Marike Post and Hein van der Voort --
21. Noun phrases / Adrienne Bruyn --
22. Reflexives / Pieter Muysken and Norval Smith --
23. Serial verbs / Pieter Muysken and Tonjes Veenstra --
24. Fronting / Tonjes Veenstra and Hans den Besten --
25. Conclusions / Jacques Arends, Pieter Muysken and Norval Smith --
26. An annotated list of creoles, pidgins, and mixed languages / Norval Smith.
Abstract:
This volume of the "Creole Language Library" series examines the social and historical aspects of pidgin and creole languages, such as Eskimo pidgin, Saramaccan and Papiamento. It looks at the Read more...
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