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The speech of the negros congos of Panama /
The negros congos of Panama's Caribbean coast are a unique cultural manifestation of Afro-Hispanic contact. During Carnival season each year, this group reenacts dramatic events which affected black slaves in colonial Panama, performs dances and pantomimes, and enforces a set of ritual laws...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Amsterdam ; Philadelphia :
J. Benjamins Pub. Co.,
1989.
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| Colección: | Creole language library ;
v. 4. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- THE SPEECH OF THE NEGROS CONGOS OF PANAMA; Editorial page; Title page; Copyright page; Table of contents; 1. Introduction: the negros congos of Panama; 1.1The negros congos of Panama; 1.2 The congo ceremonies and games; 1.3 Plan of study; 1.4 Data collection; 1.5 Linguistic preliminaries; Notes; 2. Syntactic and semantic characteristics of congo speech; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Morphological modifications; 2.2.1 Verbal morphology; 2.2.1.1 Regularization of irregular paradigms; 2.2.1.2 Substitution of paradigmatic variants; 2.2.1.3 Occasional modifications
- 2.2.1.4 Other aspects of the verbal system2.2.2 Nominal morphology; 2.2.3 Adjectival morphology; 2.2.4 Pronominal morphology; 2.2.5 Adverbial morphology; 2.2.6 Prepositional morphology; 2.3 Syntactic modifications; 2.3.1 Use of subject pronouns; 2.3.2 Position of subject pronouns; 2.3.3 Elimination of prepositions; 2.3.4 Syntax of the verb phrase; 2.3.5 Syntax of negation; 2.4 Semantic modifications; 2.4.1 Substitution of semantically opposite elements; 2.4.2 Inversion through negative words; 2.4.3 Inversion through idiomatic expressions; 2.4.4 Partial semantic displacement
- 2.5 The syntax of semantic inversion2.6 Similarities with vestigial Spanish; Notes; 3. Phonological characteristics of congo dialect; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Fixed phenomena; 3.2.1 Neutralization of /r/ and /r/; 3.2.2 Neutralization of /l/, /d/, /r/ and /r/; 3.2.3 Pronunciation of /b/, /d/, /g/; 3.2.4 Pronunciation of syllable- and word-final /s/; 3.2.5 Pronunciation of word-final /n/; 3.2.6 Summary of fixed phenomena; 3.3 Variable phenomena; 3.3.1 Vocalic substitutions; 3.3.2 Consonantal epenthesis; 3.4 Formation of open syllables; Notes; 4. Congo dialect and Panamanian Spanish: phonology
- 4.1 Introduction4.2 General phonetic characteristics; 4.3 The archaic element; 4.4 Word-final /n/; 4.5 Behavior of syllable-final /l/ and /r/; 4.6 Reduction of syllable-final /s/; 4.7 Pronunciation of /b/, /d/, /g/; 4.8 Summary; Notes; 5. The possible African basis for congo speech; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 The historical basis of congo dialect; 5.3 Grammatical modifications; 5.4 Phonetic modifications; 5.5 Phonetic rhythm and paradigmatic considerations; 5.6 Intonation of congo dialect speech; 5.7 Congo lexical elements; 5.8 Summary; Notes; References; Appendix