Syntax of Mauritian Creole

AvAnand Syea

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Engelska, 2012

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Beskrivning

Creolelanguages have in recent years become a valuable source of data for currenttheories of syntax and theories of child/adult languageacquisition. However, grammars of these languages, particularly thosecouched within theoretical frameworks of one kind of another, are few and farbetween. This book contributes directly to creole linguistics by providing adetailed study of different aspects of the syntax of Mauritian creole withinthe theoretical framework of Principles and Parameters (Chomsky, 1981) andMinimalism (1995). It gives the reader a detailed account of the structureof this language and insight into the nature of creole languages, withimplications for current cartographic and minimalist thinking on the structureand derivation of phrases and clauses. It will appeal to researchers ofgrammar and syntax, language acquisition, contact linguistics andsociolinguistics.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2012-12-20
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:336
Filformat:EPUB
Kopieringsskydd:LCP
ISBN:9781441130723
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC (Digital)
Serie:Bloomsbury Studies in Theoretical Linguistics

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Dr AnandSyea is Senior Lecturer in Linguistics at the University of Westminster, UK,and is co-editor (with Dr Philip Baker) of Changing Meanings, ChangingFunctions: Papers relating to grammaticalization in contact languages(1996).

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Anand Syea's book, the result of over twenty years of research, has everything one could wish for: abundant and reliable examples, a firm but accessible theoretical foundation, a transparent structure and line of argumentation. -- Pieter Muysken, Professor, Department of Linguistics, Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands

Innehållsförteckning

1. Introduction \ 2. Overview of the grammar of Mauritian Creole \ 3. The structure of clauses \ 4. The structure of noun phrases \ 5. The syntax of tense, mood and aspect markers \ 6. The syntax of negation \ 7. Verb complementation and the structure of verb phrases \ 8. The structure of complementizer phrases \ Notes \ Bibliography \ Index