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Chapter 7. Written texts

Jacques Arends^✝ , Norval Smith , Eithne B. Carlin , Saskia de Haan , Adrienne Bruyn and Margot van den Berg

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Language and Slavery

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© 2017 John Benjamins Publishing Company

© 2017 John Benjamins Publishing Company

Chapters in this book

Prelim pages i
Table of contents v
Introduction to this edition xix
Series editor’s preface xxi
Trotji (Sranan: Preface ) xxiii
Outline of the book xxvii
Chapter 1. Introduction 1
Chapter 2. The ‘prehistory’ of the Suriname creoles 35
Chapter 3. Social and demographic factors in creole formation 101
Chapter 4. Meta-linguistic evidence 163
Chapter 5. Early developments (1667–c1800) 237
Chapter 6. Oral texts 277
Chapter 7. Written texts 315
References 435
Index 457

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Chapters in this book

Prelim pages i
Table of contents v
Introduction to this edition xix
Series editor’s preface xxi
Trotji (Sranan: Preface ) xxiii
Outline of the book xxvii
Chapter 1. Introduction 1
Chapter 2. The ‘prehistory’ of the Suriname creoles 35
Chapter 3. Social and demographic factors in creole formation 101
Chapter 4. Meta-linguistic evidence 163
Chapter 5. Early developments (1667–c1800) 237
Chapter 6. Oral texts 277
Chapter 7. Written texts 315
References 435
Index 457

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