Creolization of Language and Culture

ISBN-13: 9780415145930 / Angielski / Miękka / 2001 / 360 str.

Robert Chaudenson; Salikoko S. Mufwene; Michelle Aucoin

Opis

Creolization of Language and Culture is the first English edition of Robert Chaudenson's landmark text Des iles, des hommes, des langues, which has also been fully revised. Referring to the main varieties of creole French, Chaudenson argues against the traditional account of the origins of creole for a more sophisticated view which takes account of the peculiar linguistic and social factors at play in colonial societies. This is an accessible book which makes an important contribution to the study of pidgin and creole language varieties, as well as to the development of contemporary European languages outside Europe.

Recenzje

'The editor and translators are to be commended for bringing this important work to an expanded public and, in collaboration with the author, for improving it along the way. The book contains a wealth of fascinating information that will make it of interest not just to creolists, but to anyone concerned with language and culture in postcolonial societies.' - The French Review

O autorze

Robert Chaudenson