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Pacific pidgins and creoles : origins, growth and development /

Pacific Pidgins and Creoles discusses the complex and fascinating history of English-based pidgins in the Pacific, especially the three closely related Melanesian pidgins: Tok Pisin, Pijin, and Bislama. The book details the central role of the.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Tryon, D. T. (Darrell T.)
Otros Autores: Charpentier, Jean-Michel
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berlin ; New York : Mouton de Gruyter, 2011.
Colección:Trends in linguistics. Studies and monographs ; 132.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Chapter 1 Introduction
  • Chapter 2 Present-day Pacific pidgins
  • Chapter 3 Previous theories of pidgin development
  • Chapter 4 Early days: History of contacts 1788-1863
  • Chapter 5 The beginnings: The language situation 1788-1863
  • Chapter 6 The plantations: History of contacts 1863-1906
  • Chapter 7 Jargon to pidgin: The language situation 1863-1906
  • Chapter 8 Colonial days: History of contacts 1906-1975
  • Chapter 9 Differentiation: The language situation 1906-1975
  • Chapter 10 Today's world: 1975 to the present
  • Chapter 11 Conclusion
  • Appendix I Konstitusin blong Ripablik blong Vanuatu
  • Appendix II Maps
  • References
  • Index.