John H McWhorter

Towards a New Model of Creole Genesis

Buch

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 a… Mehr

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ISBN: 978-0-8204-3312-7
EAN: 9780820433127
Produktnummer: 19043652
Verlag: Peter Lang Publishing Inc
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 1997
Seitenangabe: 199 S.
Masse: H23.7 cm x B15.9 cm x D1.7 cm 452 g
Gewicht: 452
Sonstiges: General (US: Trade)

Über den Autor

The Author: John H. McWhorter is an assistant professor of Linguistics and African-American Studies at the University of California, Berkeley. He received his Ph.D. in Linguistics from Stanford University.