Kriyol syntax : the Portuguese-based Creole language of Guinea-Bissau /

Kriyol syntax : the Portuguese-based Creole language of Guinea-Bissau /

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Author / Creator:	Kihm, Alain.
Imprint:	Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : J. Benjamins, ©1994.
Description:	1 online resource (viii, 310 pages) : illustrations, map
Language:	English
Series:	Creole language library ; v. 14 Creole language library ; v. 14.
Subject:	Crioulo language -- Syntax. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11122749

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ISBN:	9789027276674 9027276676 9027252351 9789027252357 1556191685 9781556191688
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-305) and index. Restrictions unspecified Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve Print version record.
Summary:	This book describes the Portuguese-based Creole which is widely spoken as a first language in Guinea-Bissau. The study focuses on one variety, 'central Kriyol', and its main aim is to present a complete description of the grammar of the language. The theoretical framework for the syntactic analysis is purposely eclectic but relies primarily on Generalized Phrase Structure Grammar, and ample attention is paid to the cognitive or semantic dimension in the explanation of linguistic facts. After a short introduction on the history and phonology of the language and the organization of the study, th.
Other form:	Print version: Kihm, Alain. Kriyol syntax. Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : J. Benjamins, ©1994 9027252351

Table of Contents:

-1. Prelim pages
0. Table of contents
1. Acknowledgements
2. Abbreviations for sources
3. Map
4. Introduction
5. The\simple sentence
6. Tense and Aspect
7. The\noun phrase
8. The\compex sentence
9. Unbounded dependencies: topicalization, focalization, and questions
10. Middles, Passives, and Causatives
11. Beyond the sentence: a few considerations on Kriyol texts, especially comic-books
12. Notes
13. References
14. Index