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Author : Ian F. Hancock
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book A Preliminary Classification of the Anglophone Atlantic Creoles written by Ian F. Hancock and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : James B. McMillan
Publisher : University Alabama Press
ISBN 13 : 0817359362
Total Pages : 463 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (173 download)
Download or read book Annotated Bibliography of Southern American English written by James B. McMillan and published by University Alabama Press. This book was released on 2018-12-11 with total page 463 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of the total range of scholarly and popular writing on English as spoken from Maryland to Texas and from Kentucky to Florida The only book-length bibliography on the speech of the American South, this volume focuses on the pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, naming practices, word play, and other aspects of language that have interested researchers and writers for two centuries. Compiled here are the works of linguists, historians, anthropologists, sociologists, and educators, as well as popular commentators. With over 3,800 entries, this invaluable resource is a testament to the significance of Southern speech, long recognized as a distinguishing feature of the South, and the abiding interest of Southerners in their speech as a mark of their identity. The entries encompass Southern dialects in all their distinctive varieties—from Appalachian to African American, and sea islander to urbanite.
Author : Folke Josephson
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9027205701
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (272 download)
Download or read book Interdependence of Diachronic and Synchronic Analyses written by Folke Josephson and published by John Benjamins Publishing. This book was released on 2008 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The focus of this volume is the interdependence of diachrony and synchrony in the investigation of syntactic structure. A diverse set of modern and ancient languages is investigated from this perspective, including Hittite, the Classical languages, Old Norse, Coptic, Bantu languages, Australian languages and Creoles. A variety of topics are covered, including TAM, diathesis, valency, case marking, cliticization, and grammaticalization. This volume should be of interest tosyntacticians, typologists, and historical linguists with an interest in syntax and morphology.
Author : Pieter Muysken
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9027279411
Total Pages : 325 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (272 download)
Download or read book Substrata versus Universals in Creole Genesis written by Pieter Muysken and published by John Benjamins Publishing. This book was released on 1986-01-01 with total page 325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two of the most prominent hypotheses about why the structures of the Creole languages of the Atlantic and the Pacific differ are the universalist and he substrate hypotheses. The universalist hypothesis claims, essentially, that the particular grammatical properties of Creole languages directly reflect universal aspects of the human language capacity, and thus Creole genesis involves, then, the stripping away of the accretions of language history. The substrate hypothesis claims, on the other hand, that creole genesis results from the confrontation of two systems, the native languages of the colonized groups, and the dominant colonial language, and that the native language leaves strong traces in the resulting Creole. The contributions of this ground breaking collection present new and historical research on the old debate of substrata versus universals in Creole languages.
Author : Cynthia Bernstein
Publisher : University of Alabama Press
ISBN 13 : 0817357440
Total Pages : 656 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (173 download)
Download or read book Language Variety in the South Revisited written by Cynthia Bernstein and published by University of Alabama Press. This book was released on 2014-01-22 with total page 656 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Top linguists from diverse fields address language varieties in the South. Language Variety in the South Revisited is a comprehensive collection of new research on southern United States English by foremost scholars of regional language variation. Like its predecessor, Language Variety in the South: Perspectives in Black and White (The University of Alabama Press, 1986), this book includes current research into African American vernacular English, but it greatly expands the scope of investigation and offers an extensive assessment of the field. The volume encompasses studies of contact involving African and European languages; analysis of discourse, pragmatic, lexical, phonological, and syntactic features; and evaluations of methods of collecting and examining data. The 38 essays not only offer a wealth of information about southern language varieties but also serve as models for regional linguistic investigation.
Author : Claire Lefebvre
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9027281858
Total Pages : 376 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (272 download)
Download or read book Issues in the Study of Pidgin and Creole Languages written by Claire Lefebvre and published by John Benjamins Publishing. This book was released on 2004-02-26 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The content of this book is concerned with various issues at stake in Creole studies that are also of interest for general linguistics. These include the general issue of Creole genesis and of the accelerated linguistic change that characterizes the emergence of these languages as compared to ordinary cases of linguistic change, the problem of the development of morphology in incipient Creoles, the problem of the validity of data in linguistic analysis, the issue of multifunctionality as regards the concept of lexical entry, the question of whether Creole languages are semantically more transparent than languages not known as Creoles, the issue of whether Creole languages constitute a typologically identifiable class and the problem of the interaction between the processes involved in the emergence and development of Creole languages. The purpose of this book is to present the major debates that are currently taking place in the field of Creole studies; evaluate the arguments against data (mainly drawn from Haitian Creole); and address the issues at stake within the framework of new paradigms. The various positions on each issue are summarized on the basis of a thorough review of the literature.
Author : Beat Glauser
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9027248702
Total Pages : 209 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (272 download)
Download or read book A New Bibliography of Writings on Varieties of English, 1984-1992/3 written by Beat Glauser and published by John Benjamins Publishing. This book was released on 1993-01-01 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The continuing expansion of research in dialectology, sociolinguistics and English as a world language has made the field increasingly difficult to survey. This bibliography is intended to provide a comprehensive overview of the relevant publications of the past few years. Like its predecessor, it will prove an indispensable reference book. The collection is in four parts, dealing respectively with general studies, Britain and Ireland, the United States and Canada, and the rest of the world. There is a joint index in which the 2800 entries are classified according to specific areas, ethnic groups and major linguistic categories, thus making the bibliography easy to use with the greatest profit. The present bibliography complements the one compiled by W. Viereck, E.W. Schneider and M. Görlach, which covered the period from 1965 to 1983 and was published in the same series in 1984.
Author : Paula Prescod
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 9027269009
Total Pages : 209 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (272 download)
Download or read book Language Issues in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines written by Paula Prescod and published by John Benjamins Publishing Company. This book was released on 2015-02-15 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection is a pioneer study of linguistic phenomena in St Vincent and the Grenadines, written by scholars who are both respected in their field of research and connected to the linguistic realities in the geographic area under investigation. This book covers the subfields of sociolinguistics, discourse analysis, ethnography, historical linguistics and syntax. It concentrates on mainland St Vincent and the Grenadine island of Bequia. The volume will appeal to a broad audience including not just specialists in linguistics but also teacher trainers and educators.
Author : Jacques Arends
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
ISBN 13 : 902725236X
Total Pages : 428 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (272 download)
Download or read book Pidgins and Creoles written by Jacques Arends and published by John Benjamins Publishing. This book was released on 1995 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For review see: Geneviève Escure, in New West Indian Guide / Nieuwe West-Indische Gids, vol. 72, no. 1 & 2 (1998); p. 192-194. - For abstract see: Caribbean Abstracts, no. 7, 1995-1996 (1997); p. 11, no. 0018.
Author : Julia Horvath
Publisher : Otto Harrassowitz Verlag
ISBN 13 : 9783447039543
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (395 download)
Download or read book Relexification in Creole and Non-Creole Languages written by Julia Horvath and published by Otto Harrassowitz Verlag. This book was released on 1997 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Anand Syea
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 131538857X
Total Pages : 520 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (153 download)
Download or read book French Creoles written by Anand Syea and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2017-01-06 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: French Creoles: A Comprehensive and Comparative Grammar is the first complete reference to present the morphology, grammar and syntax of a representative selection of French Creoles in one volume. The book is organised to promote a thorough understanding of the grammar of French Creoles and presents its complexities in a concise and readable form. An extensive index, cross-referencing and a generous use of headings provides readers with immediate access to the information they require. The varieties included within the volume provide a representative collection of French Creoles from the Indian, Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, including: Mauritian Creole, Seychelles Creole, Reunion Creole (where relevant), Haitian Creole, Martinique Creole, Guadeloupe Creole, Guyanese French Creole, Karipuna, St. Lucia Creole, Louisiana Creole and Tayo. By providing a comprehensive description of a range of French Creoles in a clear and non-technical manner, this grammar is the ideal reference for all linguists and researchers with an interest in Creole studies and in French, descriptive and historical linguistics.
Author : Suzanne Romaine
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1315504960
Total Pages : 386 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (155 download)
Download or read book Pidgin and Creole Languages written by Suzanne Romaine and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-09-08 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book defines and describes the linguistic features of these languages and considers the dynamic developments that bring them into being and lead to changes in their structure.
Author : Markku Filppula
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9027294046
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (272 download)
Download or read book Dialects Across Borders written by Markku Filppula and published by John Benjamins Publishing. This book was released on 2005-12-21 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nonstandard varieties of languages have recently become an object of new interest in scholarly research. This is very much due to the advances in the methods used in data collection and analysis, as well as the emergence of new language-theoretical frameworks. The articles in this volume stem from the 11th International Conference on Methods in Dialectology (Methods XI, August 2002, Joensuu). The theme for this conference was “Dialects across borders”. The selection of contributions included in this volume demonstrates how various kinds of borders exert major influence on linguistic behaviour all over the world. The articles have been grouped according to whether they deal primarily with the linguistic outcomes of political and historical borders between states (Part I); various kinds of social and regional boundaries, including borders in a metaphorical sense, i.e. social barriers and mental or cognitive boundaries (Part II); and finally, boundaries between languages (Part III).
Author : Edgar C. Polomé
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
ISBN 13 : 3110875373
Total Pages : 577 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (18 download)
Download or read book Research Guide on Language Change written by Edgar C. Polomé and published by Walter de Gruyter. This book was released on 2011-06-15 with total page 577 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: TRENDS IN LINGUISTICS is a series of books that open new perspectives in our understanding of language. The series publishes state-of-the-art work on core areas of linguistics across theoretical frameworks as well as studies that provide new insights by building bridges to neighbouring fields such as neuroscience and cognitive science. TRENDS IN LINGUISTICS considers itself a forum for cutting-edge research based on solid empirical data on language in its various manifestations, including sign languages. It regards linguistic variation in its synchronic and diachronic dimensions as well as in its social contexts as important sources of insight for a better understanding of the design of linguistic systems and the ecology and evolution of language. TRENDS IN LINGUISTICS publishes monographs and outstanding dissertations as well as edited volumes, which provide the opportunity to address controversial topics from different empirical and theoretical viewpoints. High quality standards are ensured through anonymous reviewing.
Author : Joey L. Dillard
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN 13 : 311088500X
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (18 download)
Download or read book Toward a Social History of American English written by Joey L. Dillard and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2015-11-27 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE SOCIOLOGY OF LANGUAGE brings to students, researchers and practitioners in all of the social and language-related sciences carefully selected book-length publications dealing with sociolinguistic theory, methods, findings and applications. It approaches the study of language in society in its broadest sense, as a truly international and interdisciplinary field in which various approaches, theoretical and empirical, supplement and complement each other. The series invites the attention of linguists, language teachers of all interests, sociologists, political scientists, anthropologists, historians etc. to the development of the sociology of language.
Author : Pauline Christie
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9789766401054
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (1 download)
Download or read book Due Respect written by Pauline Christie and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Professor Robert Le Page was a pioneer in the field of English and Creole linguistics in the Caribbean. This collection of papers in honour of Le Page addresses various topics in the field, pointing out the ways in which Le Page and his work have influenced, stimulated or been ignored by others. This is the first book on Caribbean language studies to include original sections on language in education, speakers' behaviour in informal discourse and language structure. Based on sound linguistic scholarship, the thirteen chapters are organized in three sections: Pedagogical and Sociological; Structure; and Discourse. Caribbean linguists have long been concerned that the findings of scholars in this field have been inaccessible to teachers and others interested in linguistics in the Caribbean. This book is geared for a wide audience, including school teachers, university students and teachers of linguistics in the Caribbean and the United States, and researchers on Creole languages.
Author : Stephanie Hackert
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9027275130
Total Pages : 270 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (272 download)
Download or read book Urban Bahamian Creole written by Stephanie Hackert and published by John Benjamins Publishing. This book was released on 2004-07-29 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume, a detailed empirical study of the creole English spoken in the Bahamian capital, Nassau, contributes to our understanding of both urban creoles and tense-aspect marking in creoles. The first part traces the development of a creole in the Bahamas via socio-demographic data and outlines its current status and functions vis-à-vis the standard in politics, the media, and education. The linguistic chapters combine typological and variationist methods to describe exhaustively a comprehensive grammatical subsystem, past temporal reference, offering a discourse-based approach to such controversial categories as the preverbal past marker. The quantitative analysis of variable past inflection, finally, tests not only well-known constraints, such as stativity or social class, but also ethnographically determined ones, such as narrative type. Its results are relevant not only to the study of Caribbean English-lexifier creoles and related varieties, such as African American English, but also to variation and change in urban dialects generally.
