St. Helenian English :: origins, evolution and variation /

This volume provides the first-ever sociolinguistic analysis of English on the island of St Helena, the oldest variety of English in the Southern Hemisphere. It is based on a concise synchronic profile of the variety (describing its segmental phonology and morphosyntax) and an evaluation of diachron...

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1. Verfasser: Schreier, Daniel, 1971-
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Amsterdam, NL : John Benjamins Pub. Co., ©2008.
Schriftenreihe:Varieties of English around the world. General series ; v. 37.
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Zusammenfassung:This volume provides the first-ever sociolinguistic analysis of English on the island of St Helena, the oldest variety of English in the Southern Hemisphere. It is based on a concise synchronic profile of the variety (describing its segmental phonology and morphosyntax) and an evaluation of diachronic material in the form of letters, court cases, ghost stories, etc. The analysis is embedded into a theoretical framework of contact linguistics (contact dialectology and pidgin/creole linguistics) and builds upon the social and sociodemographic development of the community. The aims of this book a.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xiii, 312 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9789027248978
9027248974
9789027290137
902729013X
1282105590
9781282105591
6612105593
9786612105593

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