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Publication details [#13737]
Koefoed, Geert and Jacqueline Tarenskeen. 1996. The making of a language from a lexical point of view. In Wekker, Herman C., ed. Creole languages and Language Acquisition. (Trends in Linguistics. Studies and Monographs 86). De Gruyter Mouton. pp. 119–138. ![DOI logo](https://benjamins.com/logos/doi-logo.svg)
Publication type
Article in book
Publication language
English
Keywords
Language as a subject
Annotation
Concerned with the genesis of the vocabulary of Sranan, the authors demonstrate how the creole lexicon can result from second-language acquisition or relexification. They focus their attention on the distribution of African, Portuguese, English, Dutch and self-made words within the Sranan vocabulary.