Urban Bahamian Creole : system and variation /

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Author / Creator:	Hackert, Stephanie.
Imprint:	Amsterdam ; Philadelphia, Pa. : J. Benjamins Pub., ©2004.
Description:	1 online resource (xiv, 254 pages) : illustrations, map
Language:	English
Series:	Varieties of English around the world, 0172-7362 ; v. G32 Varieties of English around the world. General series ; v. 30.
Subject:	Creole dialects, English -- Bahamas. Creole dialects, English. Bahamas. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11123787

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ISBN:	9789027275134 9027275130 9781588115751 1588115755 1283358301 9781283358309 9027248923 9789027248923 1588115755 9789027248923
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	This volume, a detailed empirical study of the creole English spoken in the Bahamian capital, Nassau, contributes to our understanding of both urban creoles and tense-aspect marking in creoles. The first part traces the development of a creole in the Bahamas via socio-demographic data and outlines its current status and functions vis-à-vis the standard in politics, the media, and education. The linguistic chapters combine typological and variationist methods to describe exhaustively a comprehensive grammatical subsystem, past temporal reference, offering a discourse-based approach to such cont.
Other form:	Print version: Hackert, Stephanie. Urban Bahamian Creole : System and variation. Amsterdam/Philadelphia : John Benjamins Publishing Company, ©2004 9789027248923

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