John A. Holm, Ebrary Inc

An Introduction to Pidgins and Creoles

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This textbook is a clear and concise introduction to the study of how new languages come into being. Starting with an overview of the field's basic concepts, it surveys the new languages that developed as a result of the European expansion to the Americas, Africa, Asia and the Pacific. Long misunderstood as "bad" versions of European languages, today such varieties as Jamaican Creole English, Haitian Creole French and New Guinea Pidgin are recognized as distinct languages in their own right.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 308
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. April 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 653g
• ISBN-13: 9780521584609
• ISBN-10: 0521584604
• Artikelnr.: 21525400

Inhaltsangabe

List of tables
Preface
Abbreviations and symbols
Maps
1. Introduction
2. The development of theory
3. Social factors
4. Lexicosemantics
5. Phonology
6. Syntax
7. Conclusions
References
Index.