An Introduction to Pidgins and Creoles (Cambridge Textbooks in Linguistics) - Softcover

Holm, John

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9780521585811: An Introduction to Pidgins and Creoles (Cambridge Textbooks in Linguistics)
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ISBN 10: 0521585813 ISBN 13: 9780521585811
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2000

Synopsis

This textbook is a clear and concise introduction to the study of how new languages come into being. Starting with an overview of the field's basic concepts, it surveys the new languages that developed as a result of the European expansion to the Americas, Africa, Asia and the Pacific. Long misunderstood as "bad" versions of European languages, today such varieties as Jamaican Creole English, Haitian Creole French and New Guinea Pidgin are recognized as distinct languages in their own right.

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"This book is well written, clear, and accessible to students with a minimum of linguistics background, and in all it covers well what it sets out to discuss." Studies in Second Language Acquisition

"Holm has worked on these languages for the best part of three decades, and this is apparent in the width and scope of his research." Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development

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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Publication date
2000
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0521585813
ISBN 13 
9780521585811
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
308
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  • 3.88 out of 5 stars
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