Surviving the middle passage: the west africa-surinam sprachbund
Éditeur :
De Gruyter
ISBN :
9783110555424
Date de publication :
26 juin 2017
Dimensions :
23,0 x 15,5 cm
Poids :
949 g
Format :
B131
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Allemagne
The relation between the Surinam Creoles and the languages of West Africa, where slaves who created the creoles originated, has been hotly debated. 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.