Creolization of Language and Culture

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Psychology Press, 2001 - 340 Seiten

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

 

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Creole people and languages
1
Concepts and settings the case of French creoles
14
Theories of linguistic creolization
34
Toward a theory of creolization the sociohistorical and sociolinguistic approach
53
Linguistic creolization
142
Creolization of cultural systems
194
Creole music
198
Creole cuisine
225
Creole folk medicine and magic
243
Creole oral literature
261
General conclusions
303
References
316
Index
331
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