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Surviving the Middle Passage: The West Africa-Surinam Sprachbund

By Pieter Muysken , Norval Smith

Book information

Publisher
De Gruyter Mouton
Year
2014
ISBN
3110343851, 9783110343854
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
8 MB (8183419 bytes)
Series
Trends in Linguistics. Studies and Monographs
Pages
532\542
Time added
2016-10-23 12:53:51
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Description

The relation between the Surinam Creoles and the languages of West Africa, where slaves who created the creoles originated, has been hotly debated. This book argues that the close relationship can be viewed in terms of a Trans Atlantic Sprachbund. It brings in new historical and linguistic evidence for an extremely close relationship between the creoles, the Gbe languages, and Kikongo, where bilingual practices led to new language forms.

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