Contact Languages: Pidgins and Creoles
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...
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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.
AcknowledgementsA Note on World Wide Web ResourcesMap of Pidgin and Creole LocationsCh. 1Close Encounters between Languages1Ch. 2The Character of Pidgins37Ch. 3Pidgin Origins70Ch. 4From Pidgin to Creole: Stages of Development99Ch. 5Creolisation134Ch. 6Creole Origins168Ch. 7Continuing Contact: Life after Creolisation203Ch. 8Pidgins and Creoles: Issues for Development235Ch. 9Conclusions264Glossary292Bibliography296Subject Index307Name Index311Language Index313
