Creole Genesis and the Acquisition of Grammar
Download or Read eBook Creole Genesis and the Acquisition of Grammar PDF written by Claire Lefebvre and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1999-01-21 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Author | : Claire Lefebvre |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 480 |
Release | : 1999-01-21 |
ISBN-10 | : 0521593824 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780521593823 |
Rating | : 4/5 (24 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Creole Genesis and the Acquisition of Grammar by : Claire Lefebvre
Book excerpt: This study focuses on the cognitive processes involved in creole genesis: relexification, reanalysis, and direct leveling. 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. The author examines the input of adult, as opposed to child, speakers and resolves the problems in the three main approaches, universalist, superstratist and substratist, which have been central to the recent debate on creole development.