Creole genesis and the acquisition of grammar: the case of haitian creole
Auteur :
Lefebvre, Claire
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9780521025386
Date de publication :
30 mars 2006
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,4 x 2,6 cm
Poids :
705 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This study focuses on the cognitive processes involved in creole genesis: relexification, reanalysis, and direct levelling. The role of these processes is documented by a detailed comparison of Haitian creole with its two major contributing languages, French and Fongbe, to illustrate how mechanisms from source languages show themselves in creole.