Noun Phrases in Creole Languages
A multi-faceted approach
Editors
This volume offers a thorough examination of the syntactic, semantic, pragmatic and discourse properties of noun phrases in a wide variety of creole (and non-creole) languages including Cape Verdean Creole, Santome, Papiamentu, Guinea-Bissau Creole, Mindanao Chabacano, Réunionnais Creole, Lesser Antillean, Haitian Creole, Mauritian Creole, Seychellois, Sranan, Jamaican Creole, Berbice Dutch Creole and African American English. Comparative studies also consider the determiner systems of Middle and Modern French, European Portuguese, Brazilian Portuguese, Spanish, Ewe, Fon and Gun. This compilation of 16 chapters brings together descriptive, theoretical, diachronic and synchronic studies that focus on the structure and interpretation of bare nouns in creoles. The contributions demonstrate the variety and complex nature of determiner systems in creoles and their widespread use of bare nouns in comparison to their source languages. This volume is evidence of the relevance of creole languages to theories of language creation, language change and linguistic theory in general.
[Creole Language Library, 31] 2007. x, 494 pp.
Publishing status: Available
© John Benjamins Publishing Company
Table of Contents
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Acknowledgment | p. ix
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Part I: An introduction
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1. Noun phrases in creole languages: An introductory overviewMarlyse Baptista and Jacqueline Guéron | pp. 3–34
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Part II: Portuguese-lexified Creoles
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2. Bare nouns and the nominal domain in SantomeNélia Alexandre and Tjerk Hagemeijer | pp. 37–59
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3. On the syntax and semantics of DP in Cape Verdean CreoleMarlyse Baptista | pp. 61–105
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4. Papiamentu and Brazilian Portuguese: A comparative study of bare nominalsEllen-Petra Kester and Cristina Schmitt | pp. 107–143
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5. On the interpretation of bare noun phrases in Guinea-Bissau Portuguese Creole (Kriyol)Alain Kihm | pp. 145–169
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Part III: Spanish-lexified Creoles
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6. Some aspects of NPs in Mindanao Chabacano: Structural and historical considerationsAnthony P. Grant | pp. 173–204
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7. Bare nouns in Palenquero: A fresh consensus in the makingArmin Schwegler | pp. 205–222
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Part IV: French-lexified Creoles
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8. Bare nouns in Réunionnais CreoleRobert Chaudenson | pp. 225–242
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9. The bare NP in Lesser AntilleanKarl Gadelii | pp. 243–263
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10. Bare NPs and deficient DPs in Haitian Creole and French: From morphosyntax to referent construalAnne Zribi-Hertz and Herby Glaude | pp. 265–298
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Part V: A comparison of romance Creoles
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11. Implicit determination and pluralViviane Déprez | pp. 301–336
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Part VI: English-lexified Creoles
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12. Bare nouns and articles in SrananAdrienne Bruyn | pp. 339–381
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13. Aspects of the syntax and semantics of bare nouns in Jamaican CreoleMichele M. Stewart | pp. 383–399
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Part VII: African American English
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14. NPs in aspectual Be constructions in African American EnglishLisa Green | pp. 403–420
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15. Bare nouns in African American English (AAE)Arthur K. Spears | pp. 421–434
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Part VIII: Dutch-lexified Creoles
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16. Bare nouns in Berbice Dutch CreoleSilvia Kouwenberg | pp. 437–458
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Part IX: A Synthesis and a postface
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17. Properties of noun phrases in creole languages: A synthetic comparative expositionMarlyse Baptista | pp. 461–470
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18. Functional deficiency, ellipsis or innovation in creole languages? A postfaceMarlyse Baptista and Jacqueline Guéron | pp. 471–483
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Index | pp. 485–493
“The contributions in this volume have intersting theoretical consequences for creole and non-creole models that deal with the syntax and semantics of (non) bare NP's. [...] These studies also provide a good foundation for future descriptive and theoretical work in NPs in creoles.”
Anand Syea, University of Westminster, in Journal of Pidgin and Creole Languages Vol. 24:1, 2009
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Subjects
Main BIC Subject
CFK: Grammar, syntax
Main BISAC Subject
LAN009000: LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General