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9780199216673

The Emergence of Pidgin and Creole Languages

The Emergence of Pidgin and Creole Languages

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  • ISBN-13: 9780199216673
  • ISBN: 0199216673
  • Publication Date: 2008
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated

AUTHOR

Siegel, Jeff

SUMMARY

This work examines the emergence of pidgins and creoles and the controversies surrounding current theories about them. Among the questions considered are why their grammars are simple at the pidgin-creole-postcreole life cycle, and the causes of grammatical innovation. The analysis is supported with examples and case studies.Siegel, Jeff is the author of 'The Emergence of Pidgin and Creole Languages', published 2008 under ISBN 9780199216673 and ISBN 0199216673.

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