Creole Debate

A compelling argument for why creoles are their own unique entity, which have developed independently of other processes of language development and change.

Table des matières

Introduction; 1. The creole exceptionalism hypothesis; 2. Is creolization just language mixture?; 3. Is creolization just second-language acquisition?; 4. What about complexity?; 5. Newer challenges; 6. Envoi.

A propos de l'auteur

John H. McWhorter is Associate Professor of English and Comparative Literature at Columbia University. Having written 19 books on both language and race issues, he is also a prolific voice on a number of political and social issues, with regular articles in The Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic and The New York Times.

Résumé

Creole specialists have long argued that it is wrong to think of creoles as anything but language blends, in the same way that Yiddish is a blend of German, Hebrew and Slavic. This book debunks this idea, and presents the compelling argument that creoles are in fact among the world's only genuinely new languages.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: John McWhorter, John (Columbia University McWhorter, John H. McWhorter, John H. (Columbia University Mcwhorter, MCWHORTER JOHN, McWhorter John H.
• Edition: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 30.06.2018
• EAN: 9781108450836
• ISBN: 978-1-108-45083-6
• Pages: 178
• Catégories: Sciences humaines, art, musique > Linguistique et littérature > Linguistique générale et comparée; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General, Grammar, syntax & morphology, Historical & comparative linguistics, Grammar, syntax and morphology, Historical and comparative linguistics, Relating to Creole people, Pidgins and Creoles, Pidgins & Creoles