Contact Languages
Pidgins and Creoles
Published on 21. May 1997
Book
Paperback/Softback
XII, 314 pages
978-0-333-63024-2 (ISBN)
Description
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.
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Series
Edition
1997
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
500 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-333-63024-2 (9780333630242)
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Book
05/1997
Red Globe Press
€179.90
Shipment within 15-20 days
Person
Mark Sebba
Content
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.