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This study seeks to answer some fundamental questions in Creole studies: which structural features are shared by all the world's Creoles, and to what extent are
The Syntax of Cape Verdean Creole
Language: en
Pages: 316
Authors: Marlyse Baptista
Categories: Language Arts & Disciplines
Type: BOOK - Published: 2003-01-27 - Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing

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This book offers an in-depth treatment of a variety of morpho-syntactic issues in Cape Verdean Creole (CVC) both from a descriptive and theoretical perspective.
The Syntax of Jamaican Creole
Language: en
Pages: 207
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Categories: Language Arts & Disciplines
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This book offers an in-depth study of the overall syntax of (basilectal) Jamaican Creole, the first since Bailey (1966). The author, a Jamaican linguist, meticu
Creoles, Their Substrates, and Language Typology
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Since creole languages draw their properties from both their substrate and superstrate sources, the typological classification of creoles has long been a major
An Introduction to Pidgins and Creoles
Language: en
Pages: 308
Authors: John Holm
Categories: Language Arts & Disciplines
Type: BOOK - Published: 2000 - Publisher: Cambridge University Press

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