Creolization and Contact
Editors
This volume contains revised and extended versions of a selection of the papers presented at “The Amsterdam Workshop on Language Contact and Creolization.” These studies apply the concept of relexification to creoles as well as other contact languages; highlight the relevance of strategies of second language learning for theories of pidgin/creole genesis; critically discuss the notions levelling (koine formation) and convergence; the relation between types of contact situations and processes of crosslinguistic influence; as well as the linguistic consequences of the social structure of the plantation system. In addition to discussing English-, French-, and Dutch-related creoles, the papers cover a wide range of contact languages spoken throughout Africa, Asia, and Europe. The breadth and coverage makes this an indispensable title for research in the field of contact linguistics.
[Creole Language Library, 23] 2001. vi, 323 pp.
Publishing status: Available
© John Benjamins Publishing Company
Table of Contents
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IntroductionNorval Smith and Tonjes Veenstra | p. 1
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1. Relexification in creole genesis and its effects on the development of the creoleClaire Lefebvre | p. 9
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2. Voodoo Chile: Differential substrate effects in Saramaccan and HaitianNorval Smith | p. 43
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3. Language intertwining: Its depiction in recent literature and its implications for theories of creolisationAnthony P. Grant | p. 81
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4. Paralexification in language intertwiningMaarten Mous | p. 113
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5. Pidginization, creolization and creoloids in Stockholm, SwedenUlla-Britt Kotsinas | p. 125
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6. The origin of creole languages: The perspective of second language learningPieter Muysken | p. 157
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7. Koine formation and creole genesisJeff Siegel | p. 175
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8. Koineization and creole genesis: Remarks on Jeff Siegel’s contributionFrans L. Hinskens | p. 199
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9. Convergence and explanations in creole genesisSilvia Kouwenberg | p. 219
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10. Contact-induced language change and Pidgin/Creole genesisSarah G. Thomason | p. 249
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11. Yiddish as a contact languageEllen F. Prince | p. 263
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12. Social stratification and network relations in the formation of SrananJacques Arends | p. 291
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Index of languages | p. 309
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Index of authors | p. 313
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Index of subjects | p. 317
“This excellent and impressive volume approaches the problems it addresses at a variety of levels and surely will motivate provocative discussion and research.”
Don E. Walicek, University of Puerto Rico, in Language Vol.80(1), 2004
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