The Syntax of Mauritian Creole / Anand Syea.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Syea, Anand, author.

Series:

Bloomsbury Studies in Theoretical Linguistics

Bloomsbury studies in Theoretical Linguistics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Creole dialects--Mauritius.

Creole dialects.

Creole dialects, French--Mauritius--Grammar.

Creole dialects, French.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (321 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Bloomsbury Academic, An imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"Creole languages have in recent years become a valuable source of data for current theories of syntax and theories of child/adult language acquisition. However, grammars of these languages, particularly those couched within theoretical frameworks of one kind of another, are few and far between. This book contributes directly to creole linguistics by providing a detailed study of different aspects of the syntax of Mauritian creole within the theoretical framework of Principles and Parameters (Chomsky, 1981) and Minimalism (1995). It gives the reader a detailed account of the structure of this language and insight into the nature of creole languages, with implications for current cartographic and minimalist thinking on the structure and derivation of phrases and clauses. It will appeal to researchers of grammar and syntax, language acquisition, contact linguistics and sociolinguistics."--Bloomsbury Publishing.

Contents:

Introduction

Structure of clauses

Structure of Noun Phrases

Tense, Mood and Aspect

Negation and Negative Concord

Verb complementation and structure of verbs

Wh-movement and the structure of Complementizer Phrase.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9781472542168

1472542169

9781441192073

1441192077

OCLC:

823726258