Creole genesis and the acquisition of grammar : the case of Haitian creole /
This study focuses on the cognitive processes involved in creole genesis - relexification, reanalysis and direct levelling - processes which the author demonstrates play a significant role in language genesis and change in general. Dr Lefebvre argues that the creators of pidgins/creoles use the para...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge :
Cambridge University Press,
1998.
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| Series: | Cambridge studies in linguistics ;
88. |
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| Online Access: | CONNECT |
