A Grammar of Saramaccan Creole

John H. McWhorter; Jeff Good

Published by De Gruyter Mouton 2012

A Grammar of Saramaccan Creole

John H. McWhorter and Jeff Good

Volume 56 in the series Mouton Grammar Library [MGL]

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110278262

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About this book

Saramaccan has been central to various debates regarding the origin and nature of creole languages. Being the most removed of all English-based creoles from European language structure in terms of phonology, morphology and syntax, it has been seen as one of the most extreme instantiations of the creolization process. This is the first full-length description of Saramaccan. The grammar documents, in particular, a valence-sensitive system of indicating movement and direction via serial verb constructions, hitherto overlooked amidst the generalized phenomenon of serialization itself.

Author / Editor information

John H. McWhorter, Columbia University, New York, USA; Jeff Good, University at Buffalo, New York, USA.

Reviews

"This is undoubtedly an very useful and easy to read grammar that provides researchers with a wealth of information on the language of the Saamaka people."
Bettina Migge in: Journal of Pidgin and Creole Languages 34.1 (2019), 162-165

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Table of contents Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	v
Abbreviations Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	xi
Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	xiii
Chapter 1. Segmental phonology Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Chapter 2. Prosodic phonology Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	30
Chapter 3. Morphology and morphophonemics Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	63
Chapter 4. The noun phrase Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	76
Chapter 5. Personal pronouns Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	94
Chapter 6. Adjectives Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	100
Chapter 7. Core predicate phrase modifiers: Negators, tense, aspect, and modals Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	113
Chapter 8. Verb serialization Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	137
Chapter 9. Coordination and subordination Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	150
Chapter 10. Passive and imperative Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	164
Chapter 11. Questions Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	173
Chapter 12. Nonverbal predication and be-verbs Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	178
Chapter 13. Position, direction, and time Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	186
Chapter 14. Adverbial modification Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	196
Chapter 15. Information structure Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	205
Chapter 16. Numerals and other time expressions Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	221
Chapter 17. Lexical variation Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	224
Word list Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	226
Folktale transcription Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	228
Conversational passage Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	232
References Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	235
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	239

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter Mouton
Audience: Research Libraries, Researchers and Advanced Students with an Interest in the Field of Language Contact Regarding Creoles and Beyond.
Pages
- Front matter: 11
- Main content: 246
Keywords: Creole Language; Language Contact; Language Change; Saramaccan; Grammar

eBook

Published: October 30, 2012
ISBN: 9783110278262

Hardcover

Published: October 15, 2012
ISBN: 9783110276435

Paperback

Published: July 18, 2022
ISBN: 9783110995404