The Emergence of Pidgin and Creole Languages
Jeff (University of New England in Australia) Siegel
Oxford University Press, 2008
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This book examines the emergence of pidgins and creoles and the controversies surrounding current theories about them. Among the questions considered are why their grammars are simple, at the pidgin-creole-postcreole life cycle, and the causes of grammatical innovation. The analysis is supported with detailed examples and case studies.
- ISBN-13
- 9780199216666
- ISBN-10
- 0199216665
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Year
- 2008
- Publication date
- 2008-02-28
- Pages
- 336
- Dimensions
- 254x178x24
- Weight
- 752