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Deconstructing Creole /
Deconstructing Creole is a collection of studies aimed at critically assessing the idea of creole languages as a homogeneous structural type with shared and peculiar patterns of genesis. Following up on the critical discussion of notions of 'creole exceptionalism' as historical and ideolog...
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Other Authors: | , , |
| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
| Published: |
Philadelphia :
J. Benjamins Pub. Co.,
2007.
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| Series: | Typological studies in language ;
73. |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | Texto completo |
| Summary: | Deconstructing Creole is a collection of studies aimed at critically assessing the idea of creole languages as a homogeneous structural type with shared and peculiar patterns of genesis. Following up on the critical discussion of notions of 'creole exceptionalism' as historical and ideological constructs, this volume tests the basic assumptions that underlie current attempts to present 'creole structure' as a special type, from typological as well as sociohistorical perspectives. The sum of the findings presented here suggests that careful empirical investigation of input varieties and contact. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (ix, 290 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9789027292391 9027292396 9027229856 9789027229854 1282154516 9781282154513 9786612154515 6612154519 |
| ISSN: | 0167-7373 ; |