Functional Categories in Three Atlantic Creoles: Saramaccan, Haitian and Papiamentu
Claire Lefebvre
[Creole Language Library, 50] 2015. xvii, 386 pp.
Claire Lefebvre
List of John Benjamins publications for which Claire Lefebvre plays a role.
Subjects Contact Linguistics | Creole studies | Syntax | Theoretical linguistics
New Perspectives on the Origins of Language
Edited by Claire Lefebvre, Bernard Comrie and Henri Cohen
[Studies in Language Companion Series, 144] 2013. xvi, 582 pp.
Subjects Evolution of language | Historical linguistics | Theoretical linguistics
Creoles, their Substrates, and Language Typology
Edited by Claire Lefebvre
[Typological Studies in Language, 95] 2011. ix, 626 pp.
Subjects Contact Linguistics | Creole studies | Theoretical linguistics | Typology
L2 Acquisition and Creole Genesis: Dialogues
Edited by Claire Lefebvre, Lydia White and Christine Jourdan
[Language Acquisition and Language Disorders, 42] 2006. viii, 433 pp.
Subjects Creole studies | Language acquisition | Multilingualism | Theoretical linguistics
Issues in the Study of Pidgin and Creole Languages
Claire Lefebvre
[Studies in Language Companion Series, 70] 2004. xvi, 358 pp.
Subjects Creole studies | Historical linguistics
Serial Verbs: Grammatical, Comparative and Cognitive Approaches
Edited by Claire Lefebvre
[Studies in the Sciences of Language Series, 8] 1991. viii, 210 pp.
Subjects Cognition and language | Syntax | Typology
2015 Chapter 8. A new analysis of the Papiamentu clause structure Functional Categories in Three Atlantic Creoles: Saramaccan, Haitian and Papiamentu, Lefebvre, Claire, pp. 283–315 | Article
This chapter reconsiders the complementizer and the tense-mood-aspect systems of the Papiamentu clause within the framework of the split CP (Rizzi 1997) and the split INFL (Pollock 1989) hypotheses, providing new evidence for the left periphery heads. It provides a detailed account of the… read more
2015 Review of Michaelis, Maurer, Haspelmath, Huber & Revis (2013): The Survey of Pidgin and Creole Languages
English-based and Dutch-based languages
Portuguese-based, Spanish-based, and French-based languages
Contact languages based on languages from Africa, Asia, Australia and the Americas Studies in Language 39:2, pp. 501–506 | Review
2015 Chapter 3. Coordinating constructions in Fongbe with reference to Haitian Creole Functional Categories in Three Atlantic Creoles: Saramaccan, Haitian and Papiamentu, Lefebvre, Claire, pp. 69–108 | Article
This chapter discusses coordinating constructions in Fongbe and in Haitian Creole. In Fongbe, clausal conjunctions also serve as complementizers. In both their functions these lexical items introduce tensed clauses only. They are thus marked as [+tense]. This explains why they cannot be used to… read more
2015 Chapter 9. The properties of functional categories in the three creoles Functional Categories in Three Atlantic Creoles: Saramaccan, Haitian and Papiamentu, Lefebvre, Claire, pp. 317–343 | Article
This chapter compares the properties of the functional categories of Saramaccan, Haitian and Papiamentu: The functional categories occurring in nominal structures, conjunctions, complementizers, and Tense, Mood and Aspect markers. read more
2015 Chapter 2. The nominal structures of Saramaccan, Fongbe and English with reference to Haitian Creole Functional Categories in Three Atlantic Creoles: Saramaccan, Haitian and Papiamentu, Lefebvre, Claire, pp. 17–68 | Article
This chapter proposes a comparison of the properties of the definite determiners of Saramaccan (with some reference to Haitian), with those of Fongbe and English. The definite determiners per se, the category Number, the demonstrative terms and the possessive phrases are discussed in turn. It is… read more
2015 Chapter 1. Introduction Functional Categories in Three Atlantic Creoles: Saramaccan, Haitian and Papiamentu, Lefebvre, Claire, pp. 1–16 | Article
This book bears on the functional categories of three Caribbean creoles: Saramaccan, Haitian Creole and Papiamentu with two specific goals. The first one is to evaluate the respective contribution of the source languages to the functional categories of the three creoles. The second one is to… read more
2015 Chapter 10. Conclusion Functional Categories in Three Atlantic Creoles: Saramaccan, Haitian and Papiamentu, Lefebvre, Claire, pp. 345–361 | Article
This chapter discusses the material presented in this book organized around the various themes announced in the Introduction, and it addresses questions and comments pertinent to the issues related to these themes. The first theme to be addressed is the question of the similarity between the… read more
2015 Chapter 7. On the properties of Papiamentu pa Functional Categories in Three Atlantic Creoles: Saramaccan, Haitian and Papiamentu, Lefebvre, Claire, pp. 245–282 | Article
This chapter discusses the properties and the derivation of the lexical item pa in Papiamentu (Pp). The form pa fulfils several functions: preposition, mood marker, complementizer, and possibly case marker. The first objective of the chapter is to provide a description of the properties of pa for… read more
2015 Chapter 6. The multiple facets of Papiamentu ku Functional Categories in Three Atlantic Creoles: Saramaccan, Haitian and Papiamentu, Lefebvre, Claire, pp. 211–243 | Article
This chapter bears on the properties of the morpheme ku in Papiamentu. This morpheme is a multifunctional lexical item that serves the functions of preposition, conjunction and complementizer. It is argued that the properties of ku require two lexical entries: ku1, which encompasses its functions… read more
2015 Chapter 4. The multifunctionality of Saramaccan táa Functional Categories in Three Atlantic Creoles: Saramaccan, Haitian and Papiamentu, Lefebvre, Claire, pp. 109–160 | Article
This chapter bears on the properties and on the historical derivation of the multifunctional lexical item táa in Saramaccan. Táa fulfills several functions: it may be used as a verb, a complementizer, a quotative marker, and as a marker conveying similarity or manner. Táa is thus a multifunctional… read more
2015 Chapter 5. On the properties of Saramaccan fu Functional Categories in Three Atlantic Creoles: Saramaccan, Haitian and Papiamentu, Lefebvre, Claire, pp. 161–210 | Article
The form fu (variant u) fulfills several functions. It is a preposition, a mood marker, and a complementizer. Finally, in some contexts, fu appears to function as a case marker. This chapter provides a detailed inventory of all the functions of fu and a detailed description of its properties for… read more
2013 On the relevance of pidgins and creoles in the debate on the origins of language New Perspectives on the Origins of Language, Lefebvre, Claire, Bernard Comrie and Henri Cohen (eds.), pp. 441–484 | Article
In the literature on the origins and the evolution of language, the general assumption is that language started as a restricted code, referred to as “protolanguage.” Since there is no direct access to data manifesting the nature of incipient human language, it is inferred that restricted linguistic… read more
2011 Substrate features in the properties of verbs in three Atlantic creoles: Haitian Creole, Saramaccan and Papiamentu Creoles, their Substrates, and Language Typology, Lefebvre, Claire (ed.), pp. 127–153 | Article
The aim of this paper is to investigate a subset of the properties of verbs in three Atlantic creoles, Haitian Creole, Saramaccan and Papiamentu – all three created around the same time and sharing the same core substrate languages, but having different lexifier/superstrate languages – and to… read more
2011 The problem of the typological classification of creoles Creoles, their Substrates, and Language Typology, Lefebvre, Claire (ed.), pp. 3–33 | Article
This book contains 25 chapters bearing on detailed comparisons of some 30 creoles and their substrate languages. As the substrate languages of these creoles are typologically different, the detailed investigation of substrate features in the creoles leads to a particular answer to the question of… read more
2011 The contribution of relexification, grammaticalization, and reanalysis to creole genesis and development Language Change in Contact Languages: Grammatical and prosodic considerations, Clements, J. Clancy and Shelome Gooden (eds.), pp. 19–52 | Article
The theory of creole genesis developed in Lefebvre (1998 and related work) is formulated within the framework of the processes otherwise known to play a role in language genesis and language change in general, that is, relexification, grammaticalization and reanalysis. This paper evaluates the… read more
2009 A note on the process of lexical diffusion in the development of creoles: The case of double-object verbs Gradual Creolization: Studies celebrating Jacques Arends, Selbach, Rachel, Hugo C. Cardoso and Margot van den Berg (eds.), pp. 101–112 | Article
In this paper, I explore the role of lexical diffusion in the development of creole languages through the study of lexical items involved in the double-object construction in Haitian Creole and its substrate languages. First, it is shown that, while the double-object construction is available in… read more
2009 The contribution of relexification, grammaticalisation, and reanalysis to creole genesis and development Language Change in Contact Languages: Grammatical and prosodic considerations, Clements, J. Clancy and Shelome Gooden (eds.), pp. 277–311 | Article
The theory of creole genesis developed in Lefebvre (1998 and related work) is formulated within the framework of the processes otherwise known to play a role in language genesis and language change in general, that is, relexification, grammaticalisation and reanalysis. This paper evaluates the… read more
2008 8. On the principled nature of the respective contributions of substrate and superstrate languages to a creole's lexicon Roots of Creole Structures: Weighing the contribution of substrates and superstrates, Michaelis, Susanne Maria (ed.), pp. 197–223 | Article
This paper argues that the respective contributions made to creoles by their substrate and superstrate languages are principled, and that they can be derived from a sound theory of creole genesis. More specifically, it is shown that the division can be derived from the nature and extent of the main… read more
2008
Reply to McWhorter’s ‘Hither and thither in Saramaccan Creole’
Studies in Language 32:1, pp. 196–205 | Article
2007 13. On Papiamentu ku Language Description, History and Development: Linguistic indulgence in memory of Terry Crowley, Siegel, Jeff, John Lynch and Diana Eades (eds.), pp. 169–182 | Article
2007 11. On the properties of Papiamentu pa: Synchronic and diachronic perspectives Synchronic and Diachronic Perspectives on Contact Languages, Huber, Magnus and Viveka Velupillai (eds.), pp. 215–255 | Article
2006 On the properties of Saramaccan FU: Synchronic and diachronic perspectives Journal of Pidgin and Creole Languages 21:2, pp. 275–335 | Article
The formfu(variantu) fulfills several functions. It is a preposition selecting NPs and clauses, tensed or infinitival. It is a mood marker occurring either between the subject and the verb, or before the subject. It is a complementiser selected by predicates of thewant-class; as such it is in a… read more
2006 Introduction L2 Acquisition and Creole Genesis: Dialogues, Lefebvre, Claire, Lydia White and Christine Jourdan (eds.), pp. 1–14 | Miscellaneous
2004 6. Coordinating constructions in Fongbe with reference to Haitian Creole Coordinating Constructions, Haspelmath, Martin (ed.), pp. 123–164 | Chapter
1.Introduction
2. The conjunction b
2.1 b as a coordinating conjunction
2.2 b as a complementiser
2.3 A unified analysis of b
3. The conjunction bó
3.1 bó as a coordinating conjunction
3.2 bó as a complementiser
3.3 A unified account of bó
3.4 Does bó… read more
2001 1. Relexification in creole genesis and its effects on the development of the creole Creolization and Contact, Smith, Norval and Tonjes Veenstra (eds.), pp. 9–42 | Article
2001 Multifunctionality and the concept of lexical entry Journal of Pidgin and Creole Languages 16:1, pp. 107–145 | Miscellaneous
2001 On the semantic opacity of creole languages Journal of Pidgin and Creole Languages 16:2, pp. 321–353 | Miscellaneous
2000 What do creole studies have to offer to mainstream linguistics? Journal of Pidgin and Creole Languages 15:1, pp. 127–153 | Miscellaneous
2000 On data Journal of Pidgin and Creole Languages 15:2, pp. 313–337 | Miscellaneous
1999 On the Empirical Reliability of Some Haitian Data Journal of Pidgin and Creole Languages 14:2, pp. 379–384 | Miscellaneous
1999 Substratum Semantics in the Verbal Lexicon of Haitian Creole Studies in Language 23:1, pp. 61–103 | Article
The aim of this paper is to document the presence of substratum semantics in the verbal inventory of Haitian creole on the basis of a comparison of a sample of verbs in Haitian, French (its lexifier language) and Fongbe (one of its substratum languages). The paper begins with a comparison of the… read more
1998 Multifunctionality and Variation Among Grammars: The Case of the Determiner in Haitian and in Fongbe Journal of Pidgin and Creole Languages 13:1, pp. 93–150 | Article
A multifunctional item is a lexical item that has more than one function. This paper argues that the determiner of Haitian and Fongbe is a multifunctional head. It can appear as the head of several functional category projections, namely, DP, MoodP, TP, and AspP. Given the Projection Principle, how… read more
1997 Relexification in Creole Genesis: The Case of Demonstrative Terms in Haitian Creole Journal of Pidgin and Creole Languages 12:2, pp. 181–201 | Article
The purpose of this paper is twofold. First, I present a formal representation of the process of relexification hypothesized to play a role in the formation of creole languages. Second, I show how this process operates on the basis of a subset of Haitian data.
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1996 The Tense, Mood, and Aspect System of Haitian Creole and the Problem of Transmission of Grammar in Creole Genesis Journal of Pidgin and Creole Languages 11:2, pp. 231–311 | Article
It is often assumed that creolization involves a break in the transmission of grammar. On the basis of data drawn from the TMA system of Haitian creole, as compared with those of its source languages — French, the superstratum language, and Fongbe, one of the substratum languages — this paper… read more
1993 Two Types of predicate Doubling Adverbs in Haitian Creole Focus and Grammatical Relations in Creole Languages: Papers from the University of Chicago Conference on Focus and Grammatical Relations in Creole Languages, Byrne, Francis and Donald Winford (eds.), pp. 65–94 | Article
1991 Take Serial Verb Constructions in Fon Serial Verbs: Grammatical, Comparative and Cognitive Approaches, Lefebvre, Claire (ed.), pp. 37–78 | Article
1991 A Note on Three Types of Causal Clauses in Haitian Creole Journal of Pidgin and Creole Languages 6:2, pp. 279–283 | Squib
1989 Morphological Processes in Haitian Creole: The Question of Substratum and Simplification Journal of Pidgin and Creole Languages 4:1, pp. 1–36 | Article
In this paper we examine the morphology of Haitian with respect to two issues widely discussed in the literature on creoles: 1) the substratum issue, formulated in our view in terms of the role played by relexification in the formation of Haitian Creole; and 2) the widespread assumption that creole… read more
1989 Some problems in defining syntactic variables: The case of WH questions in Montreal French Language Change and Variation, Fasold, Ralph W. and Deborah Schiffrin (eds.), pp. 351–366 | Article
1988 Haitian Creole Syntax: A Case for Det as Head Journal of Pidgin and Creole Languages 3:2, pp. 213–243 | Article
In this paper we examine several aspects of Haitian Creole syntax in light of the recent proposal that a determiner can be the head of a minor maximal projection. We argue that an incorporation of this proposal into the analysis of several aspects of Haitian Creole syntax, including clause… read more
1986 Relexification in creole Genesis Revisited: the Case of Hiatian Creole Substrata versus Universals in Creole Genesis: Papers from the Amsterdam Creole Workshop, April 1985, Muysken, Pieter and Norval Smith (eds.), pp. 279–300 | Article