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Author Syea, Anand.

Title The syntax of Mauritian Creole / Anand Syea.

Publication Info. London : Bloomsbury Academic, An imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, [2013]

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Description 1 online resource.
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Series Bloomsbury studies in theoretical linguistics
Bloomsbury studies in theoretical linguistics.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references.
Contents Introduction -- Structure of clauses -- Structure of Noun Phrases -- Tense, Mood and Aspect -- Negation and Negative Concord -- Verb complementation and structure of verbs -- Wh-movement and the structure of Complementizer Phrase.
Summary Creole languages have in recent years become a valuable source of data for current theories of syntax and theories of child/adult language acquisition. However, grammars of these languages, particularly those couched within theoretical frameworks of one kind of another, are few and far between. This book contributes directly to creole linguistics by providing a detailed study of different aspects of the syntax of Mauritian creole within the theoretical framework of Principles and Parameters (Chomsky, 1981) and Minimalism (1995). It gives the reader a detailed account of the structure of this l.
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Subject Creole dialects, French -- Mauritius -- Grammar.
Creole dialects, French.
Mauritius.
Grammar, Comparative and general.
Creole dialects -- Mauritius.
Creole dialects.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Other Form: Print version: Syea, Anand. Syntax of Mauritian Creole. London : Bloomsbury Academic, An imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, [2013] 9781441156389 (DLC) 2012039494 (OCoLC)657603559
ISBN 9781441192073 (electronic book)
1441192077 (electronic book)
9781441130723 (ebook (epub)
1441130721
9781441130723
9781441156389
1441156380