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Book Title
The Emergence of Pidgin and Creole Languages
ISBN
9780199216666

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0199216665
ISBN-13
9780199216666
eBay Product ID (ePID)
65578254

Product Key Features

Number of Pages
320 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Emergence of Pidgin and Creole Languages
Publication Year
2008
Subject
Creole Languages, Linguistics / General
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Foreign Language Study, Language Arts & Disciplines
Author
Jeff Siegel
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
26.5 Oz
Item Length
9.7 in
Item Width
6.7 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2007-039694
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
"With this study Siegel has not only vindicated the controversial life-cycle theory in light of current knowledge of SLA but also put its tenets and more broadly the relevance of current SLA research squarely back on the agenda in research on creole genesis. From the perspective of contact linguistics, Siegel's careful documentation of the morphological expansion of process significantly enhances our understanding of the workings and the principles underpinning substrate influence. This study promises to have a major impact on research on creole genesis, its relationship to SLA, and the nature of variation and change in creole communities for the years to come." -- Language, "With this study Siegel has not only vindicated the controversial life-cycle theory in light of current knowledge of SLA but also put its tenets and more broadly the relevance of current SLA research squarely back on the agenda in research on creole genesis. From the perspective of contact linguistics, Siegel's careful documentation of the morphological expansion of process significantly enhances our understanding of the workings and the principles underpinning substrate influence. This study promises to have a major impact on research on creole genesis, its relationship to SLA, and the nature of variation and change in creole communities for the years to come." --Language
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Decimal
417.2209
Table Of Content
AcknowledgementsAbbreviations1. Introduction2. Morphological Simplicity in Pidgins3. Morphological Simplicity and Expansion in Creoles4. Sources of Morphological Expansion5. Transfer6. Constraints on Substrate Influence7. Substrate Reinforcement8. Predicting Substrate Influence9. Decreolization?10. ConclusionReferences
Synopsis
This book provides explanations for the emergence of contact languages, especially pidgins and creoles. It assesses the current state of research and examines aspects of current theories and approaches that have excited much controversy and debate. The book answers questions such as: How valid is the notion of a pidgin-creole-postcreole life cycle? Why are many features of pidgins and creoles simple in formal terms compared to other languages? And what is the origin of the grammatical innovations in expanded pidgins and creoles - linguistic universals, conventional language change, the influence of features of languages in the contact environment, or a mix of two or more factors? In addressing these issues, the author looks at research on processes of second language acquisition and use, including simplification, overgeneralization, and language transfer. He shows how these processes can account for many of the characteristics of contact languages, and proposes linguistic and sociolinguistic constraints on their application in language contact. His analysis is supported with detailed examples and case studies from Pidgin Fijian, Melanesian Pidgin, Hawai'i Creole, New Caledonian Tayo and Australian Kriol, which he uses as well to assess the merits of competing theories of language genesis. Professor Siegel also considers his research's wider implications for linguistic theory., This book examines the emergence of pidgins and creoles and the controversies surrounding current theories about them. Among the questions considered are why their grammars are simple, at the pidgin-creole-postcreole life cycle, and the causes of grammatical innovation. The analysis is supported with detailed examples and case studies.
LC Classification Number
PM7802

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