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Creole Genesis and the Acquisition of Grammar: The Case of Haitian Creole - Cambridge Studies in Linguistics
Lefebvre, Claire (Universite du Quebec, Montreal)
Creole Genesis and the Acquisition of Grammar: The Case of Haitian Creole - Cambridge Studies in Linguistics
Lefebvre, Claire (Universite du Quebec, Montreal)
This study focuses on the cognitive processes involved in creole genesis: relexification, reanalysis, and direct levelling. The role of these processes is documented by a detailed comparison of Haitian creole with its two major contributing languages, French and Fongbe, to illustrate how mechanisms from source languages show themselves in creole.
480 pages, 13 tables
Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
Released | January 21, 1999 |
ISBN13 | 9780521593823 |
Publishers | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 480 |
Dimensions | 152 × 229 × 30 mm · 791 g (Weight (estimated)) |