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oapen-20.500.12657-246422021-11-09T09:27:52Z Surviving the Middle Passage: The West Africa-Surinam Sprachbund Muysken, Pieter C. Smith, Norval Trans Atlantic Sprachbund African Diaspora Middle Passage bic Book Industry Communication::C Language bic Book Industry Communication::C Language::CF linguistics 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. 2019-10-02 23:55 2020-01-07 16:47:06 2020-04-01T10:04:13Z 2020-04-01T10:04:13Z 2014 book 1005469 OCN: 1135848283 9783110555424; 9783110394993 http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/24642 eng application/pdf n/a 1005469.pdf De Gruyter 10.1515/9783110343977 10.1515/9783110343977 2b386f62-fc18-4108-bcf1-ade3ed4cf2f3 7292b17b-f01a-4016-94d3-d7fb5ef9fb79 9783110555424; 9783110394993 European Research Council (ERC) 542 230310 FP7 Ideas: European Research Council FP7-IDEAS-ERC - Specific Programme: "Ideas" Implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for Research, Technological Development and Demonstration Activities (2007 to 2013) open access
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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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