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Creolization of Language and Culture
Contributor(s): Chaudenson, Robert (Author)
ISBN: 0415145929     ISBN-13: 9780415145923
Publisher: Routledge
OUR PRICE:   $152.00  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: May 2001
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Annotation: Substantially revised, "Creolization of Language and Culture" is the first English edition of Robert Chaudenson's landmark text "Des iles, des hommes, des langues," Chaudenson argues against the traditional account of creole genesis taking full account of the peculiar linguistic and social factors at play in colonial societies. This is an accessible book that makes important contributions to the study of pidgin and creole language varieties and to the development of contemporary European languages outside Europe.
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BISAC Categories:
- Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - Historical & Comparative
Dewey: 417.22
LCCN: 2001019242
Lexile Measure: 1430
Physical Information: 0.81" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.48 lbs) 360 pages
 
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Creolization of Language and Culture is the first English edition of Robert Chaudenson's landmark text Des îles, des hommes, des langues, which has also been fully revised.
. With reference to the main varieties of creole French, Chaudenson argues against the traditional account of creole genesis for a more sophisticated paradigm which takes full account of the peculiar linguistic and social factors at play in colonial societies.
This is an accessible book which makes an important contribution to the study of pidgin and creole language varieties, as well as to the development of contemporary European languages outside Europe. Key features include:
Analysis of current debates on the development of creoles
Discussion of many aspects of human culture including music, medicine, cooking, magic and folklore
Translation of all French sources from which Chaudenson quotes extensively