Abstract
This paper is concerned with word-prosodic systems of Afro-European creole languages that show a correlation between the lexical origin (African vs. European) and prosodic pattern. The discussion is based on the evidence from four languages: Saramaccan, Nigerian Pidgin English, Pichi, and Lung’Ie. I examine how the study of word-prosodic systems of creoles can contribute to phonological typology and to the debate of whether creoles are different from non-creoles. I hypothesize that such systems are the result of extreme language contact and can only be found in creole languages. The existence of these systems further confirms that sociohistorical processes – such as historic contact – can shape phonological systems. Finally, I conclude that the analysis of African-origin words is crucial to further our understanding of creole phonology.
Funding source: The Brazilian National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq)
Award Identifier / Grant number: 200519/2019-0
Acknowledgments
I am deeply grateful to Larry M. Hyman for his comments on an earlier version of this paper and his invaluable support during the time I spent at Berkeley as a visiting scholar. I also thank Kofi Yakpo and Jeff Good for discussing some of the issues raised here, as well as Wu Xinya, this issue’s editors and two anonymous reviewers for their thoughtful comments and suggestions. This research was funded by The Brazilian National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq), grant 200519/2019-0.
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Articles in the same Issue
- Frontmatter
- Articles
- Current research in phonological typology
- Investigating the ‘what’, ‘where’ and ‘why’ of global phonological typology
- Canonical phonology and criterial conflicts: relating and resolving four dilemmas of phonological typology
- Refining explanation in Evolutionary Phonology: macro-typologies and targeted typologies in action
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