The emergence of hybrid grammars : language contact and change /

• Main Author: Aboh, Enoch Olade, 1962- (συγγραφέας.)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2015.
• Series: Cambridge approaches to language contact
• Subjects: Γλώσσα και γλώσσες > Μελέτη και διδασκαλία; Γλώσσα και εκπαίδευση; Μητρική γλώσσα

"Children are extremely gifted in acquiring their native languages, but languages nevertheless change over time. Why does this paradox exist? In this study of creole languages, Enoch Aboh addresses this question, arguing that language acquisition requires contact between different linguistic su...

Table of Contents:

• Machine generated contents note: Foreword Salikoko S. Mufwene; 1. Introduction; 2. The agents of creole formation: geopolitics and cultural aspects of the Slave Coast; 3. The emergence of creoles: a review of some current hypotheses; 4. Competition and selection; 5. The role of vulnerable interfaces in language change: the case of the D-system; 6. Fi-fi, fu-fu and ni;-ni;: the emergence of the clause left periphery; 7. The emergence of serial verb constructions; 8. Conclusions: some final remarks on hybrid grammars, the creole prototype, and language acquisition and change.