Towards a New Model of Creole Genesis
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Hardback or Cased Book
Book Series
Studies in Ethnolinguistics
ISBN-10
0820433128
ISBN-13
9780820433127
Publisher
Peter Lang Publishing Inc
Imprint
Peter Lang Publishing Inc
Country of Manufacture
US
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Mar 1st, 1997
Print length
199 Pages
Weight
452 grams
Dimensions
23.70 x 15.90 x 1.70 cms
Product Classification:
African languagesLiterary studies: general
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Creolists have established that many processes determine the structure of Caribbean creole languages, including innate linguistic universals, West African retention, and certain patterns of simplification. Towards a New Model of Creole Genesis presents a method of uniting these strands into a single model of creole genesis. This discussion is primarily illustrated via Saramaccan Creole English, spoken in Suriname and combining elements from English, Portuguese, Dutch, and a range of African languages. An extensive evaluation of Derek Bickerton''s Language Bioprogram Hypothesis is also presented. Increasing evidence is offered that Saramaccan and other Caribbean English creoles ultimately trace back to a single pidgin ancestor which emerged on the West African coast.
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