Physical description; 224 pp.; 23 cm. Subjects; Creole dialects, English Guyana.
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In this volume the author describes and systematically accounts for language variation in a Creole-speaking community and assesses the implications the study has on generally accepted notions of the nature of language. The volume also offers strong support for theories of Creole origins of 'Black English' in the United States.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. VIII, 224 pages : 24 cm. Contents: Acknowledgements; 1. Problems in the description of creole systems; 2. The basilectal verb-phrase; 3. From basilect to mesolect; 4. From mesolect to acrolect; 5. Implications for linguistic theory; Appendices 1-3; Bibliography; Index. In this volume the author describes and systematically accounts for language variation in a Creole-speaking community and assesses the implications the study has on generally accepted notions of the nature of language. The volume also offers strong support for theories of Creole origins of 'Black English' in the United States. Seller Inventory # 2ewsperl721
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Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 224 pages. The dust jacket is a little worn on edges with a faded spine. The page edges are lightly foxed. First page has a name in pen. Books listed here are not stored at the shop. Please contact us if you want to pick up a book from Newtown. Seller Inventory # 157402
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1st edition. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-dulled dust wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 224 pp.; 23 cm. Subjects; Creole dialects, English Guyana. 1 Kg. Seller Inventory # 386261
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1st edition. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-dulled dust wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 224 pp.; 23 cm. Subjects; Creole dialects, English Guyana. 1 Kg. Seller Inventory # 386261
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