Pidgins and Creoles: Trends and Prospects

Presented is a collection of papers by creolists attending the 1972 Georgetown U Round Table on Languages & Linguisitcs. Hugo Schuchardt focuses on the motives for linguistic change in creole theory & discovers social setting to be important. Three papers discuss the post-creole continuum: R...

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Published in:Language in society 1977, Vol.6 (1), p.95-99
Main Author: Voorhoeve, Jan
Format: Review
Language:English
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Pidginization and Creolization
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Summary:Presented is a collection of papers by creolists attending the 1972 Georgetown U Round Table on Languages & Linguisitcs. Hugo Schuchardt focuses on the motives for linguistic change in creole theory & discovers social setting to be important. Three papers discuss the post-creole continuum: Richard R. Day's "Decreolization: Coexistent Systems & the Post-Creole Continuum," David DeCamp's "Neutralization, Iteratives, & Ideophones: the Locus of Language in Jamaica," & John R. Rickford's "The Insights of the Mesolect." Jay Edwards traces creole origins in "African Influences on the English of San-Andres Island, Colombia." He distinguishes three nonconventional etymological sources: simple syncretism, multi-syncretism, & lexical reinforcement. The material presented is not overwhelming, but does provide new insights. J. Atkinson
ISSN:0047-4045
1469-8013