Creole Genesis and the Acquisition of Grammar
by Claire Lefebvre, S. R. Anderson (Contribution by), J. Bresnan (Contribution by), B. Comrie (Contribution by), W. Dressler (Contribution by), C. J. Ewen (Contribution by), R. Huddleston (Contribution by)
ISBN-10: 0521025389
ISBN-13: 9780521025386
$49.99
Book Specs
Binding
Trade Paper
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Published on
Mar 30, 2006
Edition
1st Edition
Dimensions
6.00x1.20x9.00 Inches
Weight
1.55 Pounds
About the Book
This study focuses on the cognitive processes involved in creole genesis: relexification, reanalysis, and direct leveling. The role of these processes is documented by a detailed comparison of Haitian creole with its two major contributing languages, French and Fongbe, to illustrate how mechanisms from source languages show themselves in creole. The author examines the input of adult, as opposed to child, speakers and resolves the problems in the three main approaches, universalist, superstratist and substratist, which have been central to the recent debate on creole development.