Xv, 358, [iv] pp. Indices. 13 tables. Octavo. Dark green hardcover with white and orange text. A scratch to the front cover, front board a little forward, interior clean and unmarked. Good copy, hard to find. Much data on Haitian and Fongbe, among others. ; Studies in Language Companion Series; Vol. 70; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 358 pages.

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Title

Issues in the Study of Pidgin and Creole Languages

Publisher

John Benjamins Publishing Co., Amsterdam & Philadelphia

Publication Date

2004

Language

English

ISBN 10

9027230803

ISBN 13

9789027230805

Binding

Hardcover

Condition

Very Good

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No Dust Jacket

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The content of this book is concerned with various issues at stake in Creole studies that are also of interest for general linguistics. These include the general issue of Creole genesis and of the accelerated linguistic change that characterizes the emergence of these languages as compared to ordinary cases of linguistic change, the problem of the development of morphology in incipient Creoles, the problem of the validity of data in linguistic analysis, the issue of multifunctionality as regards the concept of lexical entry, the question of whether Creole languages are semantically more transparent than languages not known as Creoles, the issue of whether Creole languages constitute a typologically identifiable class and the problem of the interaction between the processes involved in the emergence and development of Creole languages. The purpose of this book is to present the major debates that are currently taking place in the field of Creole studies; evaluate the arguments against data (mainly drawn from Haitian Creole); and address the issues at stake within the framework of new paradigms. The various positions on each issue are summarized on the basis of a thorough review of the literature.

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