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Contact Languages

Pidgins and Creoles

  • Authors
  • Mark Sebba
Textbook

Part of the Modern Linguistics Series book series

Table of contents

  1. Front Matter
    Pages i-xii
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  2. Close Encounters between Languages
    Mark Sebba
    Pages 1-36
  3. The Character of Pidgins
    Mark Sebba
    Pages 37-69
  4. Pidgin Origins
    Mark Sebba
    Pages 70-98
  5. From Pidgin to Creole: Stages of Development
    Mark Sebba
    Pages 99-133
  6. Creolisation
    Mark Sebba
    Pages 134-167
  7. Creole Origins
    Mark Sebba
    Pages 168-202
  8. Continuing Contact: Life after Creolisation
    Mark Sebba
    Pages 203-234
  9. Pidgins and Creoles: Issues for Development
    Mark Sebba
    Pages 235-263
  10. Conclusions
    Mark Sebba
    Pages 264-291
  11. Back Matter
    Pages 292-314
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About this book

Introduction

Contact Languages: Pidgins and Creoles aims to introduce the reader to the exciting and important field of pidgin and creole studies. The book deals with the linguistic, historical and social aspects of the development of pidgin and creole languages. Detailed case studies of individual pidgins and creoles are based around texts drawn from a range of different types and contexts (mainly contemporary), with discussion and grammatical notes. Chapters are interspersed with exercises to consolidate and develop the reader's understanding.

Keywords

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