An Introduction to Pidgins and Creoles (Paperback)

This textbook is a clear and concise introduction to the study of how new languages come into being. Starting with an overview of the field's basic concepts, it surveys the new languages that developed as a result of the European expansion to the Americas, Africa, Asia and the Pacific. Long misunderstood as "bad" versions of European languages, today such varieties as Jamaican Creole English, Haitian Creole French and New Guinea Pidgin are recognized as distinct languages in their own right.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Cambridge Textbooks in Linguistics
Release date:	August 2000
First published:	2000
Authors:	John Holm
Dimensions:	226 x 152 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	308
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-58581-1
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > General
LSN:	0-521-58581-3
Barcode:	9780521585811

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