Pidgin and Creole Languages

Name: Pidgin and Creole Languages
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Suzanne Romaine defines and describes the linguistic features of Pidgin and Creole languages. Ongoing development places the study of these languages within the context of current issues of linguistic theory: language acquisition, and universals of change. > 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. > 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