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A Grammar of Saramaccan Creole

  • John H. McWhorter and Jeff Good
Language: English
Published/Copyright: 2012
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Saramaccan has been central to various debates regarding the origin and nature of creole languages. Being the most removed of all English-based creoles from European language structure in terms of phonology, morphology and syntax, it has been seen as one of the most extreme instantiations of the creolization process. This is the first full-length description of Saramaccan. The grammar documents, in particular, a valence-sensitive system of indicating movement and direction via serial verb constructions, hitherto overlooked amidst the generalized phenomenon of serialization itself.

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John H. McWhorter, Columbia University, New York, USA; Jeff Good, University at Buffalo, New York, USA.

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"This is undoubtedly an very useful and easy to read grammar that provides researchers with a wealth of information on the language of the Saamaka people."
Bettina Migge in: Journal of Pidgin and Creole Languages 34.1 (2019), 162-165

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    Frontmatter

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    Table of contents

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    Abbreviations

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    Introduction

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    Chapter 1. Segmental phonology

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    Chapter 2. Prosodic phonology

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    Chapter 3. Morphology and morphophonemics

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    Chapter 4. The noun phrase

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    Chapter 5. Personal pronouns

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    Chapter 6. Adjectives

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    Chapter 7. Core predicate phrase modifiers: Negators, tense, aspect, and modals

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    Chapter 8. Verb serialization

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    Chapter 9. Coordination and subordination

    150
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    Chapter 10. Passive and imperative

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    Chapter 11. Questions

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    Chapter 12. Nonverbal predication and be-verbs

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    Chapter 13. Position, direction, and time

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    Chapter 14. Adverbial modification

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    Chapter 15. Information structure

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    Chapter 16. Numerals and other time expressions

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    Chapter 17. Lexical variation

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    Word list

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    Folktale transcription

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    Conversational passage

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    References

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    Index

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eBook published on:
October 30, 2012
eBook ISBN:
9783110278262
Hardcover published on:
October 15, 2012
Hardcover ISBN:
9783110276435
Paperback published on:
July 18, 2022
Paperback ISBN:
9783110995404
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246
https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110278262
eBook ISBN: 9783110278262
Hardcover ISBN: 9783110276435
Paperback ISBN: 9783110995404
Keywords for this book
Creole Language; Language Contact; Language Change; Saramaccan; Grammar
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Research Libraries, Researchers and Advanced Students with an Interest in the Field of Language Contact Regarding Creoles and Beyond.
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