The handbook of Pidgin and Creole studies /
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| Imprint: | Chichester, West Sussex ; Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell Pub., 2008. |
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| Description: | xv, 688 p. ; 26 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Blackwell handbooks in linguistics |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7472272 |
| Summary: | Featuring an international contributor list, this long-awaited and broad-ranging collection examines the key issues, topics and research in pidgin and creole studies. A comprehensive reference work exploring the treatment of core aspects of pidgins/creoles, focusing on the questions that animate creole studies Brings together newly-commissioned entries by an international contributor team Accessibly structured into four sections covering: the character of pidgins and creoles; the relation of pidgins/creoles to other language phenomena and other languages; issues in pidgin/creole genesis; and the role of pidgins/creoles in society Provides a valuable resource for students, scholars and researchers working across a number linguistic disciplines, including sociolinguistics, historical linguistics, and the anthropology of language |
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| Physical Description: | xv, 688 p. ; 26 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9780631229025 0631229027 |
