Surviving the Middle Passage: The West Africa-Surinam Sprachbund

Book Overview

This book is about the close historical and linguistic relationship between the languages of Surinam and Benin, a relationship which can be viewed in terms of a Trans Atlantic Sprachbund or linguistic area. It consists of a detailed analysis of various possible substrate and adstrate effects in a number of components of the grammar, in the Surinam Creole languages, primarily from the Gbe languages of Benin but also from Kikongo.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3110555425
• ISBN13: 9783110555424
• Release Date: June 2017
• Publisher: de Gruyter Mouton
• Length: 544 Pages
• Weight: 1.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.2"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary