Pidgin and Creole Languages

ISBN-13: 9780582296473 / Angielski / Miękka / 1988 / 386 str.

Suzanne Romaine; S. Romaine

Opis

Suzanne Romaine defines and describes the linguistic features of Pidgin and Creole languages. Ongoing development places the study of these languages within the context of current issues of linguistic theory: language acquisition, and universals of change.

Spis treści

Preface, 1 Introduction to the study of pidgins and creoles, 2 Definitions and characteristics of pidgins and creoles, 3 The origin of pidgins, 4 The life-cycle of pidgins, 5 The life-cycle of creoles: decreolization and recreolization, 6 Language acquisition and the study of pidgins and creoles, 7 Language universals and pidgins and creoles, 8 Conclusion, References, Index

O autorze

Romaine, Suzanne