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The Syntax of Cape Verdean Creole
Language: en
Pages: 316
Authors: Marlyse Baptista
Categories: Language Arts & Disciplines
Type: BOOK - Published: 2003-01-27 - Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing

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This book offers an in-depth treatment of a variety of morpho-syntactic issues in Cape Verdean Creole (CVC) both from a descriptive and theoretical perspective.
Noun Phrases in Creole Languages
Language: en
Pages: 520
Authors: Marlyse Baptista
Categories: Language Arts & Disciplines
Type: BOOK - Published: 2007 - Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing

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This volume offers a thorough examination of the syntactic, semantic, pragmatic and discourse properties of noun phrases in a wide variety of creole (and non-cr
Kriyol Syntax
Language: en
Pages: 323
Authors: Alain Kihm
Categories: Language Arts & Disciplines
Type: BOOK - Published: 1994-01-01 - Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing

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This book describes the Portuguese-based Creole which is widely spoken as a first language in Guinea-Bissau. The study focuses on one variety, 'central Kriyol',
The Defective Copy Theory of Movement
Language: en
Pages: 267
Authors: Nélia Alexandre
Categories: Language Arts & Disciplines
Type: BOOK - Published: 2012-03-27 - Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing

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Within the framework of Chomsky’s Principles and Parameters Theory and the Minimalist Program, this work presents a detailed discussion of the different types
Negation and Negative Concord
Language: en
Pages: 327
Authors: Viviane Déprez
Categories: Language Arts & Disciplines
Type: BOOK - Published: 2018-12-15 - Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Company

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While universally present in languages, negation is well-known to manifest a surprising cross-linguistic diversity of forms. In creole languages, however, negat
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