Origins of a Creole : The History of Papiamentu and Its African Ties

Title:

Author:

Jacobs, Bart, author.

ISBN:

9781614511076

Physical Description:

1 online resource (387 p.) : 4 Maps

Series:

Language Contact and Bilingualism [LCB] , 3

Contents:

Frontmatter -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. Critical review of the literature on the origins of Papiamentu -- Chapter 2. Phonology -- Chapter 3. Selected parts of speech -- Chapter 4. Morphology -- Chapter 5. Verbal system -- Chapter 6. Summary and interim analysis of the linguistic results -- Chapter 7. The historical ties between Upper Guinea and Curaçao -- Chapter 8. Discussion:The development from Upper Guinea PC to Papiamentu -- Chapter 9. Conclusions -- Appendices -- References -- Index

Subject Term:

Creole dialects -- Africa, West.

Creole dialects -- Caribbean Area.

Language and education -- Caribbean Area.

Papiamentu language -- Etymology.

Papiamentu language -- History.

Sociolinguistics -- Caribbean Area.