Inheritance and Innovation in a Colonial Language : Towards a Usage-Based Account of French Guianese Creole
1st ed. 2018
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Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
3319619519
ISBN-13
9783319619514
Edition
1st ed. 2018
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Imprint
Springer International Publishing AG
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jan 11th, 2018
Print length
240 Pages
Weight
468 grams
Dimensions
15.60 x 22.00 x 2.40 cms
Product Classification:
Language: history & general worksSociolinguisticsHistorical & comparative linguistics
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This book takes a fresh approach to analysing how new languages are created, combining in-depth colonial history and empirical, usage-based linguistics.
This book takes a fresh approach to analysing how new languages are created, combining in-depth colonial history and empirical, usage-based linguistics. Focusing on a rarely studied language, the authors employ this dual methodology to reconstruct how multilingual individuals drew on their perception of Romance and West African languages to form French Guianese Creole. In doing so, they facilitate the application of a usage-based approach to language while simultaneously contributing significantly to the debate on creole origins. This innovative volume is sure to appeal to students and scholars of language history, creolisation and languages in contact.
Chapter 3 is published open access under a CC BY 4.0 license.
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