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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De Gruyter
2014
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