UID:
almahu_9949179291602882
Format:
1 online resource (xiii, 314 pages) :
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illustrations, maps, tables
Edition:
1st ed.
Series Statement:
London Oriental and African Language Library (LOALL), Volume 20
Content:
Cameroon Pidgin English (CPE) is an English-lexified Atlantic expanded pidgin/creole spoken in some form by an estimated 50% of Cameroon’s population, primarily in the anglophone west regions, but also in urban centres throughout the country. Primarily a spoken language, CPE enjoys a vigorous oral presence in Cameroon, and the linguistic examples illustrating this description are drawn from a spoken corpus consisting of a range of text types, including oral narratives, radio broadcasts and spontaneous conversation. The authors’ typologically-framed investigation of the features of the language, from its phonetics, phonology and lexicon to its syntax and discourse structure, allows the reader a clear view of the linguistic character of CPE, offering a comprehensive description of the language that will be of interest to creolists as well as linguists interested in African languages, contact linguistics and comparative linguistics.
Note:
Dedication -- Acknowledgments -- List of maps and figures -- List of tables -- Abbreviations and symbols -- Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. History and sociolinguistics of CPE -- Chapter 3. Phonetics, phonology and orthography -- Chapter 4. The lexicon -- Chapter 5. The syntax of the noun phrase -- Chapter 6. Pronouns -- Chapter 7. Tense, mood, modality, aspect and negation -- Chapter 8. The simple sentence -- Chapter 9. Complex predicates -- Chapter 10. The complex sentence -- Chapter 11. Information structure -- Chapter 12. Selected texts -- Appendix: Participant data -- References -- Subject index.
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Text in English with excerpts in Cameroon Pidgin English.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 90-272-3826-X
Additional Edition:
ISBN 90-272-6603-4
Language:
English
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