Origins of a Creole : the history of Papiamentu and its African ties /

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This study embarks on the intriguing quest for the origins of the Caribbean creole language Papiamentu, casting new and long-lasting light on the issue. Embedding exhaustive and rigorous linguistic comparisons in a detailed and novel historical framework, the study convincingly argues that Papiament...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Jacobs, Bart, 1979-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter Mouton, 2012.
Colección:Language contact and bilingualism ; 3.
Temas:
Papiamentu language > History.
Papiamentu language > Etymology.
Creole dialects > Caribbean Area.
Creole dialects > Africa, West.
Language and education > Caribbean Area.
Sociolinguistics > Caribbean Area.
Papiamento (Langue) > Histoire.
Papiamento (Langue) > Étymologie.
Sociolinguistique > Caraïbes (Région)
FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY > Spanish.
Creole dialects
Language and education
Papiamentu language
Sociolinguistics
Papiamento
Afrikanische Sprachen
Sprachkontakt
West Africa
Caribbean Area
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:This study embarks on the intriguing quest for the origins of the Caribbean creole language Papiamentu, casting new and long-lasting light on the issue. Embedding exhaustive and rigorous linguistic comparisons in a detailed and novel historical framework, the study convincingly argues that Papiamentu is genetically related to the Portuguese-based creoles of the Cape Verde Islands, Guinea-Bissau, and Casamance (Senegal).
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xiv, 387 pages) : maps
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 345-384) and index.
ISBN:9781614511076
1614511071
9781614511106
1614511101
ISSN:2190-698X ;

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