The emergence of Pidgin and Creole languages:

This work examines the emergence of pidgins and creoles and the controversies surrounding current theories about them. Among the questions considered are why their grammars are simple at the pidgin-creole-postcreole life cycle, and the causes of grammatical innovation. The analysis is supported with...

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1. Verfasser: Siegel, Jeff 1945- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Oxford [u.a.] Oxford Univ. Press 2008
Ausgabe:1. publ.
Schriftenreihe:Oxford linguistics
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Zusammenfassung:This work examines the emergence of pidgins and creoles and the controversies surrounding current theories about them. Among the questions considered are why their grammars are simple at the pidgin-creole-postcreole life cycle, and the causes of grammatical innovation. The analysis is supported with examples and case studies.
Beschreibung:XIV, 320 S.
ISBN:9780199216673
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