Surviving the Middle Passage: The West Africa-Surinam Sprachbund

The relation between the Surinam Creoles and the languages of West Africa, where slaves who created the creoles originated, has been hotly debated. This book argues that the close relationship can be viewed in terms of a Trans Atlantic Sprachbund. It brings in new historical and linguistic evidence...

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Daljnji autori: Muysken, Pieter C. (Urednik), Smith, Norval (Urednik)
Format: Elektronički Poglavlje knjige
Jezik:engleski
Izdano: De Gruyter 2014
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Sažetak:The relation between the Surinam Creoles and the languages of West Africa, where slaves who created the creoles originated, has been hotly debated. This book argues that the close relationship can be viewed in terms of a Trans Atlantic Sprachbund. It brings in new historical and linguistic evidence for an extremely close relationship between the creoles, the Gbe languages, and Kikongo, where bilingual practices led to new language forms.
Opis fizičkog objekta:1 electronic resource (542 p.)
ISBN:9783110343977
9783110555424; 9783110394993
Pristup:Open Access