Development and Structures of Creole Languages. Essays in honor of Derek Bickerton.

BYRNE, Francis and Thom HUEBNER (eds.)

ISBN 10: 9027252297 / ISBN 13: 9789027252296

Published by John Benjamins, 1991

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Development and Structures of Creole Languages. Essays in honor of Derek Bickerton.
• Publisher: John Benjamins
• Publication Date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9027252297
• ISBN 13: 9789027252296
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.43 kilograms

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Synopsis

This collection of original essays is intended to both celebrate Derek Bickerton's sixty-fifth birthday and honor his long and eminent career. Each author included in the volume is a noted scholar who has distinguished him/herself in some area of linguistics and has professionally or personally interacted with Bickerton and been influenced by his work. While the papers make independent thematic contributions, they also discuss, augment, present alternatives to, or are inspired in some way by Bickerton's seminal ideas or penetrating analyses. The book is organized into 5 sections, each a reflection of a major research period in Bickerton's career: Section 1: Identifying Creoles; Section 2: Language Variation; Section 3: Creole Processes; Section 4: Creole Syntax and Semantics; Section 5: Serial Verbs.