A Grammar of Saramaccan Creole PDF
by John McWhorter, Jeff Good
Part of the Mouton Grammar Library [MGL] series
Description
Saramaccan has been central to various debates regarding the origin and nature of creole languages. Being the most removed of all English-based creoles from European language structure in terms of phonology, morphology and syntax, it has been seen as one of the most extreme instantiations of the creolization process. This is the first full-length description of Saramaccan. The grammar documents, in particular, a valence-sensitive system of indicating movement and direction via serial verb constructions, hitherto overlooked amidst the generalized phenomenon of serialization itself.
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- Pages:257 pages
- Publisher:De Gruyter
- Publication Date:30/10/2012
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- ISBN:9783110278262
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Download - Immediately Available
- Format:PDF
- Pages:257 pages
- Publisher:De Gruyter
- Publication Date:30/10/2012
- Category:
- ISBN:9783110278262