Focus on the Caribbean

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"This collection represents an important contribution not only to creole linguistics but also to Caribbean studies and English dialectology. It contains eleven essays on the special development and present-day functions of English and Creole in the Caribbean, ranging from Central America to Guyana. Topics include the spread of English and Creole, Spanish-English contact, the reconstruction of early phonology, the semantics of syntactic markers, the impact of colonial language policies, language…

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Title Statements

Full title :Focus on the Caribbean / edited by Manfred Görlach and John A. Holm.

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Edition Statements

Publication Date:1986.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):J. Benjamins Pub. Co
Place of Publication:Amsterdam
Language:eng
Publication Date:1986.

The Physical Object

Description:ix, 209 pages : : maps ; : 23 cm.

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9027248664, 9789027248664
oclc:ocm14588593
LC Classification:PM7874.C27
Dewey Decimal:427/.9729

Subjects

Anglais (Langue) -- Antilles, Région des Anglais (Langue) -- Caraïbes (Région) Anglais (langue) -- Région caraïbe Aufsatzsammlung Caraïbes (Région) -- Langues Caribbean Area Caribbean Area -- Languages Creole dialects, English Creole dialects, English -- Caribbean A… Englisch English language English language -- Caribbean Area Karibik Kreolisch-Englisch Kreolische Sprachen Language and languages Langues créoles (anglaises) -- Antilles… Langues créoles (anglaises) -- Caraïbes… Langues créoles anglaises -- Région car… Linguistik