This volume contains revised and extended versions of a selection of the papers presented at “The Amsterdam Workshop on Language Contact and Creolization.” These studies apply the concept of relexification to creoles as well as other contact languages; highlight the relevance of strategies of second language learning for theories of pidgin/creole genesis; critically discuss the notions levelling (koine formation) and convergence; the relation between types of contact situations and processes of crosslinguistic influence; as well as the linguistic consequences of the social structure of the plantation system. In addition to discussing English-, French-, and Dutch-related creoles, the papers cover a wide range of contact languages spoken throughout Africa, Asia, and Europe. The breadth and coverage makes this an indispensable title for research in the field of contact linguistics.
Produkteigenschaften
- Artikelnummer: 9789027252456
- Medium: Buch
- ISBN: 978-90-272-5245-6
- Verlag: John Benjamins Publishing Company
- Erscheinungstermin: 31.12.2001
- Sprache(n): Englisch
- Auflage: Erscheinungsjahr 2001
- Serie: Creole Language Library
- Produktform: Gebunden
- Gewicht: 550 g
- Seiten: 323
- Format (B x H): 154 x 225 mm
- Ausgabetyp: Kein, Unbekannt