Dynamics of a creole system

Derek Bickerton

ISBN 10: 052120514X / ISBN 13: 9780521205146

Published by Cambridge University Press, 1975

About this Item

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.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Dynamics of a creole system
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 1975
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 052120514X
• ISBN 13: 9780521205146
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Language
  • Linguistics
  • Caribbean

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Synopsis

Physical description; 224 pp.; 23 cm. Subjects; Creole dialects, English Guyana.

Book Description

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.