Pacific Pidgins and Creoles : : Origins, Growth and Development /

Pacific Pidgins and Creoles : : Origins, Growth and Development / / Jean-Michel Charpentier, Darrell T. Tryon.

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Pacific Pidgins and Creoles discusses the complex and fascinating history of English-based pidgins in the Pacific, especially the three closely related Melanesian pidgins: Tok Pisin, Pijin, and Bislama. The book details the central role of the port of Sydney and the linguistic synergies between Aust...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DGBA Backlist Complete English Language 2000-2014 PART1
VerfasserIn:
Tryon, Darrell T.,
Charpentier, Jean-Michel,
Place / Publishing House:Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter Mouton, , [2011]
©2004
Year of Publication:2011
Language:English
Series:Trends in Linguistics. Studies and Monographs [TiLSM] , 132
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Physical Description:1 online resource (559 p.) :; 30 maps
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Table of Contents:
  • I-XX
  • Chapter 1 Introduction
  • Chapter 2 Present-day Pacific pidgins
  • Chapter 3 Previous theories of pidgin development
  • Chapter 4 Early days: History of contacts 1788-1863
  • Chapter 5 The beginnings: The language situation 1788-1863
  • Chapter 6 The plantations: History of contacts 1863-1906
  • Chapter 7 Jargon to pidgin: The language situation 1863-1906
  • Chapter 8 Colonial days: History of contacts 1906-1975
  • Chapter 9 Differentiation: The language situation 1906-1975
  • Chapter 10 Today's world: 1975 to the present
  • Chapter 11 Conclusion
  • Appendix I Konstitusin blong Ripablik blong Vanuatu
  • Appendix II Maps
  • References
  • Index

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