Pidgin and Creole Languages / Edition 1

by Suzanne Romaine

Overview

This book defines and describes the linguistic features of these languages and considers the dynamic developments that bring them into being and lead to changes in their structure.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780582296473
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	03/21/1988
Series:	Longman Linguistics Library
Pages:	386
Product dimensions:	5.44(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Preface, 1 Introduction to the study of pidgins and creoles, 2 Definitions and characteristics of pidgins and creoles, 3 The origin of pidgins, 4 The life-cycle of pidgins, 5 The life-cycle of creoles: decreolization and recreolization, 6 Language acquisition and the study of pidgins and creoles, 7 Language universals and pidgins and creoles, 8 Conclusion, References, Index