Pidgins and Creoles : an introduction

Author(s)

• Singh, Ishtla

Bibliographic Information

Pidgins and Creoles : an introduction

Ishtla Singh

Arnold , Oxford University Press, 2000

• : hbk
• : pbk

Note

Bibliography: p. [130]-136

Includes index

Description and Table of Contents

Volume

: hbk ISBN 9780340700945

Description

Pidgins and creoles have always attracted a great deal of interest - academic and otherwise - but in recent decades they have become increasingly important as a field of linguistic inquiry. Placing pidgins and creoles in the wider setting of linguistic theory, this book bridges the gap between introductory material and primary material, revising students' knowledge of the field as well as acquainting them with key areas of debate in pidgin and creole studies. The author provides a carefully balanced introduction to theoretical aspects of creolistics as well as an even-handed discussion of influences on pidgins and creoles which is well illustrated with rare examples of longer texts.

Table of Contents

Part 1 Definitions Introduction What is a Creole? Pidgins and Creoles in Linguistics Part 2 Once long ago, not too long ago: Theories of Genesis Introduction The superstratal target The substratal essence The universalist dimension Part 3 An' den de news spread across de lan': The Creole Continuum Quibbles and queries Part 4 Crick crack, monkey break 'e back for a piece of pommerac?: Language Planning Introduction Language planning: definitions and stages Case study: Language planning in Trinidad.

Volume

: pbk ISBN 9780340700952

Description

Pidgins and creoles have always attracted a great deal of interest - academic and otherwise - but in recent decades they have become increasingly important as a field of linguistic inquiry. Placing pidgins and creoles in the wider setting of linguistic theory, this book bridges the gap between introductory material and primary material, revising students' knowledge of the field as well as acquainting them with key areas of debate in pidgin and creole studies. The author provides a carefully balanced introduction to theoretical aspects of creolistics as well as an even-handed discussion of influences on pidgins and creoles which is well illustrated with rare examples of longer texts.

Table of Contents

Part 1 Definitions Introduction What is a Creole? Pidgins and Creoles in Linguistics Part 2 Once long ago, not too long ago: Theories of Genesis Introduction The superstratal target The substratal essence The universalist dimension Part 3 An' den de news spread across de lan': The Creole Continuum Quibbles and queries Part 4 Crick crack, monkey break 'e back for a piece of pommerac?: Language Planning Introduction Language planning: definitions and stages Case study: Language planning in Trinidad.

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Details

• NCID: BA48033920
• ISBN:
  • 0340700947
  • 0340700955
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: London,New York
• Pages/Volumes: xi, 142 p.
• Size: 25 cm
• Classification:
  • NDC9 : 801.8