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Haitian Creole: Structure, Variation, Status, Origin
Albert Valdman
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Description for Haitian Creole: Structure, Variation, Status, Origin
Paperback. Haitian Creole presents a comprehensive view of the structure and development of Haitian Creole. Num Pages: 482 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJH; 2ADF; CFF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 748.
Haitian Creole is the creole language with the largest number of speakers: about ten million in Haiti and two million in diaspora communities in North American, France, and the Caribbean, including the Dominican Republic, Cuba, and the French overseas departments. Haitian Creole presents a comprehensive view of the structure and development of Haitian Creole. It provides a detailed analysis of the phonology and grammar of the language and points out key differences between these two fundamental aspects of the language and corresponding features of French, its original target language. The book contains a detailed description of the productive strategies ... Read more
Haitian Creole is the creole language with the largest number of speakers: about ten million in Haiti and two million in diaspora communities in North American, France, and the Caribbean, including the Dominican Republic, Cuba, and the French overseas departments. Haitian Creole presents a comprehensive view of the structure and development of Haitian Creole. It provides a detailed analysis of the phonology and grammar of the language and points out key differences between these two fundamental aspects of the language and corresponding features of French, its original target language. The book contains a detailed description of the productive strategies ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Equinox Publishing
Condition
New
Number of Pages
482
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781845533885
SKU
V9781845533885
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Ref
99-2
About Albert Valdman
Albert Valdman is director of the Creole Institute at Indiana University and is a leading international specialist of French-based creoles. He is the author of one of the major works in the field, Le Creole: structure, statut et origine (1978) and basic reference works for Louisiana Creole and Haitian Creole, in particular, the Haitian Creole-English Bilingual Dictionary (2007).
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