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. 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.
xii, 314 pages : illustrations, 1 facsimile ; 25 cm
9780333630235, 9780333630242, 9780312175696, 9780312175719, 0333630238, 0333630246, 0312175698, 031217571X
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Close Encounters between Languages.- The Character of Pidgins.- Pidgin Origins From Pidgin to Creole: Stages of Development.- Creolisation -Creole Origins Continuing Contact: Life after Creolisation.- Pidgins and Creoles: Issues for Development.- Conclusions.- Bibliography.- Index.