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Deconstructing Creole / edited by Umberto Ansaldo, Stephen Matthews, Lisa Lim.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Typological studies in language 0167-7373 ; v. 73.
- Typological studies in language, 0167-7373 ; v. 73
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Creole dialects.
- Typology (Linguistics).
- Physical Description:
- ix, 290 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub., [2007]
- Summary:
- Deconstructing Creole is a collection of studies aimed at critically assessing the idea of creole languages as a homogeneous structural type with shared and peculiar patterns of genesis. Following up on the critical discussion of notions of 'creole exceptionalism' as historical and ideological constructs, this volume tests the basic assumptions that underlie current attempts to present 'creole structure' as a special type, from typological as well as sociohistorical perspectives. The sum of the findings presented here suggests that careful empirical investigation of input varieties and contact environments can explain the structural output without recourse to an exceptional genesis scenario. Echoing calls to dissolve the notion of 'creolization' as a special diachronic process, this volume proposes that theoretically grounded approaches to the notions of simplicity, complexity, transmission, etc. do not warrant considering so-called 'creole' languages as a special synchronic type.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1924 Book Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9027229856
- 9789027229854
- OCLC:
- 122701685
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