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Haitian Creole : structure, variation, status, origin / Albert Valdman.
Van Pelt Library PM7854.H3 V33 2015
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Valdman, Albert, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Creole dialects, French--Haiti.
- Creole dialects, French.
- Native language and education.
- Haitians.
- Language and languages.
- Creole dialects, French--Social aspects.
- History.
- Haiti.
- Creole dialects, French--Haiti--History.
- Creole dialects, French--Social aspects--Haiti.
- Haitians--Languages.
- Native language and education--Haiti.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xviii, 477 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Sheffield, UK : Equinox Publishing Ltd, 2015.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- 2. The sound system
- 3. Variation in the form of words
- 4. Toward a systematic autonomous spelling
- 5. The structure and development of the lexicon
- 6. The origin of the HC vocabulary
- 7. Basic sentence structure
- 8. The verb system
- 9. The structure of noun phrases
- 10. some syntactic processes
- Geographical and sociolinguistic variation
- 12. The development of a standard norm and language planning issues
- 13. The origin and development of Haitian Creole.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Harry E. Humphreys Book Fund.
- ISBN:
- 1845533887
- 9781845533878
- 1845533879
- 9781845533885
- OCLC:
- 927360860
- Publisher Number:
- 99965829285
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