Pidgins and Creoles (Creole Language Library)

By Pieter Muysken

Book Overview

This volume of the "Creole Language Library" series examines the social and historical aspects of pidgin and creole languages, such as Eskimo pidgin, Saramaccan and Papiamento. It looks at the theories of origin of these dialects and common grammatical features.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9027252378
• ISBN13: 9789027252371
• Release Date: December 1994
• Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Company
• Length: 430 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.9" x 8.7"