| Description |
1 online resource (xxvii, 599 pages) : maps. |
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text file |
| Series |
Creole language library,
0920-9026 ;
volume 48
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Creole language library ; v. 48.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Part I. General aspects -- Part II. Linguistic features |
| Summary |
"This lucid and theory-neutral introduction to the study of pidgins, creoles and mixed languages covers both theoretical and empirical issues pertinent to the field of contact linguistics. Part I presents the theoretical background, with chapters devoted to the definition of terms, the sociohistorical settings, theories on the genesis of pidgins and creoles, as well as discussions on language variation and the sociology of language. Part II empirically tests assumptions made about the linguistic characteristics of pidgins and creoles by systematically comparing them with other natural languages in all linguistic domains. This is the first introduction that consistently applies the findings of the Atlas of Pidgin and Creole Language Structures and systematically includes extended pidgins and mixed languages in the discussion of each linguistic feature. The book is designed for students of courses with a focus on pidgins, creoles and mixed languages, as well as typologically oriented courses on contact linguistics"--Provided by publisher. |
| Processing Action |
EBL dda UPB |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Pidgin languages.
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Pidgin languages. |
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Creole dialects.
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Creole dialects. |
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Languages in contact.
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Languages in contact. |
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Linguistic change.
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Linguistic change. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Velupillai, Viveka, 1974- Pidgins, Creoles and mixed languages Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Publishing Company, [2015] 9789027252715 (DLC) 2015001370 |
| ISBN |
9789027268846 (electronic book) |
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9027268843 (electronic book) |
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9789027252715 (hardback) |
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9027252718 (hardback) |
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9789027252722 (paperback) |
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9027252726 (paperback) |
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