Noun phrases in Creole languages : a multi-faceted approach / edited by Marlyse Baptista, Jacqueline Guéron.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Baptista, Marlyse.

Guéron, Jacqueline.

Series:

Creole language library 0920-9026 ; v. 31.

Creole language library, 0920-9026 ; v. 31

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Creole dialects--Noun phrase.

Creole dialects.

Creole dialects--Syntax.

Grammar, Comparative and general--Syntax.

Grammar, Comparative and general--Noun phrase.

Physical Description:

viii, 493 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : J. Benjamins Pub. Co., [2007]

Contents:

Noun phrases in Creole language: an introductory overview / Marlyse Baptsta, Jacqueline Guéron

Bare nouns and the nominal in Santome / Nélia Alexandre, Tjerk Hagemeijer

On the syntax and semantics of DP in Cape Verdean Creole / Marlyse Baptista

Papiamentu and Brazilian Portuguese: a comparative study of bare nominals / Ellen-Petra Kester, Cristina Schmitt

On the interpretation of bare noun phrases in Guinea-Bissau Portuguese Creole (Kriyol) / Alain Kihm

Some aspects of NPs in Mindanao Chabacano: structural and historical considerations / Anthony P. Grant

Bare nouns in Palenquero: a fresh consensus in the making / Armin Schwegler

Bare nouns in Réunionnais creole / Robert Chaudenson

The bare NP in lesser Antillean / Karl Gadelii

Bare NPs and the deficient DPs in Haitian Creole and French: from morphosyntax to referent construal / Anne Zribi-Hertz, Herby Glaude

Implicit determination and plural / Viviane Déprez

Bare nouns and articles in Sranan / Adrienne Bruyn

Aspects of the syntax and semantics of bare nouns in Jamican creole / Michele M. Stewart

NPs in aspectual Be constructions in African American English / Lisa Green

Bare nouns in African American English (AAE) / Arthur K. Spears

Bare nouns in Berbice Dutch Creole / Silvia Kouwenberg

Properties of noun phrases in Creole languages: a synthetic comparative exposition / Marlyse Baptista

Functional deficiency, ellipsis or innovation in Creole languages? a post face / Marlyse Baptsita, Jaqueline Guéron.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9789027252531

902725253X

OCLC:

85862459