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History, society, and variation : in honor of Albert Valdman /
This volume presents a collection of new articles by sixteen specialists in the field of pidgin and creole studies, assembled in honor of the world-renowned creolist, Albert Valdman. The articles, written from a variety of theoretical perspectives, are organized thematically in three sections: on th...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Amsterdam ; Philadelphia :
John Benjamins,
2006.
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| Colección: | Creole language library ;
v. 28. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | This volume presents a collection of new articles by sixteen specialists in the field of pidgin and creole studies, assembled in honor of the world-renowned creolist, Albert Valdman. The articles, written from a variety of theoretical perspectives, are organized thematically in three sections: on the history of specific pidgins or creoles (including Louisiana Creole and Haitian Creole); on the sociohistorical settings that gave rise to these contact languages and issues affecting their future development; and on issues of linguistic variation and change. In keeping with Valdman's own primary i. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (vi, 304 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9789027293527 902729352X 9789027252500 9027252505 1282155822 9781282155824 9786612155826 6612155825 |