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1 online resource (387 p.) :
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ISBN:
9781614511076
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9783110238570
Series Statement:
Language Contact and Bilingualism [LCB] , 3
Content:
This study embarks on the intriguing quest for the origins of the Caribbean creole language Papiamentu. In the literature on the issue, widely diverging hypotheses have been advanced, but scholars have not come close to a consensus. The present study casts new and long-lasting light on the issue, putting forward compelling interdisciplinary evidence that Papiamentu is genetically related to the Portuguese-based creoles of the Cape Verde Islands, Guinea-Bissau, and Casamance (Senegal). Following the trans-Atlantic transfer of native speakers to Curaçao in the latter half of the 17th century, the Portuguese-based proto-variety underwent a far-reaching process of relexification towards Spanish, affecting the basic vocabulary while leaving intact the original phonology, morphology, and syntax. Papiamentu is thus shown to constitute a case of 'language contact reduplicated' in that a creole underwent a second significant restructuring process (relexification). These explicit claims and their rigorous underpinning will set standards for both the study of Papiamentu and creole studies at large and will be received with great interest in the wider field of contact linguistics.
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Frontmatter --
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Acknowledgements --
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Contents --
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Abbreviations --
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Introduction --
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Chapter 1. Critical review of the literature on the origins of Papiamentu --
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Chapter 2. Phonology --
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Chapter 3. Selected parts of speech --
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Chapter 4. Morphology --
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Chapter 5. Verbal system --
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Chapter 6. Summary and interim analysis of the linguistic results --
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Chapter 7. The historical ties between Upper Guinea and Curaçao --
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Chapter 8. Discussion:The development from Upper Guinea PC to Papiamentu --
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Chapter 9. Conclusions --
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Appendices --
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References --
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Index
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Issued also in print.
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Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
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In English.
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DGBA Backlist Complete English Language 2000-2014 PART1, De Gruyter, 9783110238570
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DGBA Backlist Linguistics and Semiotics 2000-2014 (EN), De Gruyter, 9783110238457
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DGBA Linguistics and Semiotics 2000 - 2014, De Gruyter, 9783110636970
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De Gruyter Mouton Backlist 2000-2015, De Gruyter, 9783110742961
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E-BOOK GESAMTPAKET / COMPLETE PACKAGE 2012, De Gruyter, 9783110288995
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E-BOOK PACKAGE ENGLISH LINGUISTICS AND LITERATURE 2012, De Gruyter, 9783110288902
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E-BOOK PAKET LINGUISTIK UND LITERATURWISSENSCHAFT 2012, De Gruyter, 9783110288896
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781614511427
Language:
English
Keywords:
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DOI:
10.1515/9781614511076
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1515/9781614511076
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https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781614511076
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