Towards a New Model of Creole Genesis (Studies in Ethnolinguistics, Vol 3)

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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.

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0820433128

ISBN13:9780820433127

Release Date:March 1997

Publisher:Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi

Length:202 Pages

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Foreign Language Foreign Language Study & Reference Foreign Languages Language Arts Literary Criticism Literary Criticism & Collections

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