Creole genesis and the acquisition of grammar: the case of haitian creole
Auteur :
Lefebvre, Claire
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9780521593823
Date de publication :
21 janv. 1999
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 x 3,0 cm
Poids :
870 g
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.