Pidgins, Creoles and Mixed Languages

Pidgins, Creoles and Mixed Languages
Title Pidgins, Creoles and Mixed Languages PDF eBook
Author Viveka Velupillai
Publisher John Benjamins Publishing Company
Pages 629
Release 2015-04-15
Genre Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN 9027268843

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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.

Pidgins and Creoles

Pidgins and Creoles
Title Pidgins and Creoles PDF eBook
Author Jacques Arends
Publisher John Benjamins Publishing
Pages 429
Release 1994-12-20
Genre Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN 9027299501

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This introduction to the linguistic study of pidgin and creole languages is clearly designed as an introductory course book. It does not demand a high level of previous linguistic knowledge. Part I: General Aspects and Part II: Theories of Genesis constitute the core for presentation and discussion in the classroom, while Part III: Sketches of Individual Languages (such as Eskimo Pidgin, Haitian, Saramaccan, Shaba Swahili, Fa d'Ambu, Papiamentu, Sranan, Berbice Dutch) and Part IV: Grammatical Features (such as TMA particles and auxiliaries, noun phrases, reflexives, serial verbs, fronting) can form the basis for further exploration. A concluding chapter draws together the different strands of argumentation, and the annotated list provides the background information on several hundred pidgins, creoles and mixed languages. Diversity rather than unity is taken to be the central theme, and for the first time in an introduction to pidgins and creoles, the Atlantic creoles receive the attention they deserve. Pidgins are not treated as necessarily an intermediate step on the way to creoles, but as linguistic entities in their own right with their own characteristics. In addition to pidgins, mixed languages are treated in a separate chapter. Research on pidgin and creole languages during the past decade has yielded an abundance of uncovered material and new insights. This introduction, written jointly by the creolists of the University of Amsterdam, could not have been written without recourse to this new material.

The Routledge Handbook of Pidgin and Creole Languages

The Routledge Handbook of Pidgin and Creole Languages
Title The Routledge Handbook of Pidgin and Creole Languages PDF eBook
Author Umberto Ansaldo
Publisher Routledge
Pages 538
Release 2020-11-29
Genre Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN 1000221482

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The Routledge Handbook of Pidgin and Creole Languages offers a state-of-the-art collection of original contributions in the area of Pidgin and Creole studies. Providing unique and equal coverage of nearly all parts of the world where such languages are found, as well as situating each area within a rich socio-historical context, this book presents fresh and diverse interdisciplinary perspectives from leading voices in the field. Divided into three sections, its analysis covers: Space and place – areal perspective on pidgin and creole languages Usage, function and power – sociolinguistic and artistic perspectives on pidgins and creoles, creoles as sociocultural phenomena Framing of the study of pidgin and creole languages – history of the field, interdisciplinary connections Demonstrating how fundamentally human and natural these communication systems are, how rich in expressive power and sophisticated in their complexity, The Routledge Handbook of Pidgin and Creole Languages is an essential reference for anyone with an interest in this area.

An Introduction to Pidgins and Creoles

An Introduction to Pidgins and Creoles
Title An Introduction to Pidgins and Creoles PDF eBook
Author John Holm
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Pages 308
Release 2000
Genre Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN 9780521585811

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A clear and concise introduction to the study of how new languages come into being.

Pidgins, Creoles and Mixed Languages

Pidgins, Creoles and Mixed Languages
Title Pidgins, Creoles and Mixed Languages PDF eBook
Author Viveka Velupillai
Publisher Creole Language Library
Pages 0
Release 2015
Genre Creole dialects
ISBN 9789027252722

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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.

The Atlas of Pidgin and Creole Language Structures

The Atlas of Pidgin and Creole Language Structures
Title The Atlas of Pidgin and Creole Language Structures PDF eBook
Author Susanne Maria Michaelis
Publisher Oxford University Press, USA
Pages 572
Release 2013-09-05
Genre Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN 0199691398

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The Atlas presents commentaries and colour maps showing how 130 linguistic features - phonological, syntactic, morphological, and lexical - are distributed among the world's pidgins and creoles. Designed and written by the world's leading experts, it is a unique resource of outstanding value for linguists of all persuasions throughout the world.

Contact Languages

Contact Languages
Title Contact Languages PDF eBook
Author Mark Sebba
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing
Pages 327
Release 1997-05-19
Genre Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN 1349255874

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Contact Languages: Pidgins and Creoles aims to introduce the reader to the exciting and important field of pidgin and creole studies. The book deals with the linguistic, historical and social aspects of the development of pidgin and creole languages. Detailed case studies of individual pidgins and creoles are based around texts drawn from a range of different types and contexts (mainly contemporary), with discussion and grammatical notes. Chapters are interspersed with exercises to consolidate and develop the reader's understanding.