Kriyol syntax : the Portuguese-based Creole language of Guinea-Bissau /
This book describes the Portuguese-based Creole which is widely spoken as a first language in Guinea-Bissau. The study focuses on one variety, 'central Kriyol', and its main aim is to present a complete description of the grammar of the language. The theoretical framework for the syntactic...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Amsterdam ; Philadelphia :
J. Benjamins,
©1994.
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Colección: | Creole language library ;
v. 14. |
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- KRIYOL SYNTAX; Editorial page; Title page; Copyright page; Acknowledgements; Table of contents; Abbreviations for sources; Map; Chapter 1. Introduction; 1.1. History; 1.2. A history of Kriyol: facts and suppositions; 1.3. The study of Kriyol: what, how, and why?; 1.4. A phonological sketch of Kriyol; 1.4.1. Syllabic structure; 1.4.2. Stress; 1.4.3. Vowels; 1.4.4. Consonants; 1.5. Phonological developments from 16th century Portuguese to Kriyol; 1.6. Relation with Cape-Verdean Creole; Chapter 2. The simple sentence; 2.1. Introduction; 2.2. The composition of the predicate.