The genesis of a language : the formation and development of Korlai Portuguese /

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Korlai Portuguese (KP), a Portuguese-based creole only recently discovered by linguists, originated around 1520 on the west coast of India. Initially isolated from its Hindu and Muslim neighbors by social and religious barriers, the small Korlai community lost virtually all Portuguese contact as wel...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Clements, J. Clancy
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Creole
Published: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : J. Benjamins Pub. Co., ©1996.
Series:Creole language library ; v. 16.
Subjects:
Creole dialects, Portuguese > India > Korlai > History.
Creole dialects, Portuguese > India > Korlai > Grammar.
FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY > Spanish.
Creole dialects, Portuguese
Creole dialects, Portuguese > Grammar
Mehrsprachigkeit
Sprachkontakt
Korlai.
Langues créoles portugaises > Inde > Histoire.
Langues créoles portugaises > Inde > Grammaire.
Langues créoles portugaises > Inde > Korlai (Inde) > Grammaire.
India > Korlai
Kreolisch-Portugiesisch.
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • THE GENESIS OF A LANGUAGE; Editorial page; Title page; Copyright page; Dedication; Table of contents; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Maps; Chapter 1. Sociohistorical and linguistic background of the Chaul-Korlai area; 1.1. Historical background; 1.2. Formation of the Chaul-area creole language; 1.3. Formation and subsequent history of Korlai village and the Korlai Portuguese (from 1595 to 1995); 1.4. Korlai villagers' attitudes regarding Marathi and their own language; 1.5. Conclusion; Chapter 2. Description of Korlai Portuguese; 2.1. Phonology.

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