| Description |
1 online resource (vi, 323 pages) : illustrations. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Creole language library,
0920-9026 ;
v. 23
|
|
Creole language library ; v. 23.
0920-9026
|
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Contents |
Creolization and Contact; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Contents; Introduction; Chapter 1: Relexification in creole genesis and its effects on the development of the creole; Chapter 2: Voodoo Chile; Chapter 3: Language intertwining; Chapter 4: Paralexification in language intertwining; Chapter 5: Pidginization, creolization and creoloids in Stockholm, Sweden; Chapter 6: The origin of creole languages; Chapter 7: Koine formation and creole genesis; Chapter 8: Koineization and creole genesis; Chapter 9: Convergence and explanations in creole genesis. |
| Summary |
This volume contains revised and extended versions of a selection of the papers presented at "The Amsterdam Workshop on Language Contact and Creolization." These studies apply the concept of relexification to creoles as well as other contact languages; highlight the relevance of strategies of second language learning for theories of pidgin/creole genesis; critically discuss the notions levelling (koine formation) and convergence; the relation between types of contact situations and processes of crosslinguistic influence; as well as the linguistic consequences of the social structure of the pla. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Creole dialects.
|
|
Creole dialects. |
|
Languages in contact.
|
|
Languages in contact. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
|
| Added Author |
Smith, Norval.
|
|
Veenstra, Tonjes, 1962-
|
| Other Form: |
Print version: Creolization and contact. Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : Benjamins, ©2001 1588111113 9027252459 (DLC) 2001043202 (OCoLC)47705733 |
| ISBN |
0585461899 (electronic book) |
|
9780585461892 (electronic book) |
|
9027297711 |
|
9789027297716 |
|
1588111113 |
|
