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The Syntax of Mauritian Creole
Bloomsbury Publishing 2012; US$ 38.99Creole languages have in recent years become a valuable source of data for current theories of syntax and theories of child/adult language acquisition. However, grammars of these languages, particularly those couched within theoretical frameworks of one kind of another, are few and far between. This book contributes directly to creole linguistics by... more...
Creolization of Language and Culture
Routledge 2001; US$ 62.95This is an accessible book which makes an important contribution to the study of Pidgin and Creole language varieties, as well as to the development of contemporary European languages outside Europe. more...
The Missing Spanish Creoles
University of California Press 2000; US$ 15.95John McWhorter challenges an enduring paradigm among linguists in this provocative exploration of the origins of plantation creoles. Using a wealth of data--linguistic, sociolinguistic, historical--he proposes that the "limited access model" of creole genesis is seriously flawed. more...
The Emergence of Pidgin and Creole Languages
Oxford University Press, UK 2008; US$ 50.00This 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. - ;This book... more...
Zet het op papier 1
Amsterdam University Press 2009; US$ 19.00Programme series designed to improve Dutch language writing skills. (in Dutch) more...
From Creole to Standard
Editions Rodopi 2009; US$ 70.00This book gives a fascinating account of the unique history of the national creole language of Mauritius and the process of standardization that it is undergoing in postcolonial times. The central question is how far a creative writer's activity may affect the status and linguistic forms of a regional language. The book focuses on... more...
A Creole Lexicon
LSU Press 2004; US$ 50.00Throughout Louisiana?s colonial and postcolonial periods, there evolved a highly specialized vocabulary for describing the region?s buildings, people, and cultural landscapes. This creolized language?a unique combination of localisms and words borrowed from French, Spanish, English, Indian, and Caribbean sources?developed to suit the multiethnic needs... more...






