A Description of Papiamentu : : A Creole Language of the Caribbean Area / / Yolanda Rivera Castillo.
"This book constitutes a primary data-supported, comprehensive grammar of Papiamentu. It analyzes spontaneous speech data from two varieties spoken in Aruba and Curaçao. The author examines structural features so far unexplored in the areas of phonology, morphology, syntax, and aspects of sent...
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| Superior document: | Grammars and Sketches of the World's Languages Series ; Volume 17 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Leiden, The Netherlands : : Koninklijke Brill nv,, [2022] ©2022 |
| Year of Publication: | 2022 |
| Edition: | First edition. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Grammars and sketches of the World's languages. ;
Volume 17. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (258 pages) |
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| Summary: | "This book constitutes a primary data-supported, comprehensive grammar of Papiamentu. It analyzes spontaneous speech data from two varieties spoken in Aruba and Curaçao. The author examines structural features so far unexplored in the areas of phonology, morphology, syntax, and aspects of sentential semantics. Particular attention is given to nominal classifiers, non-pro-drop syntactic constructions, and absolute tense marking, traits that are rarely described in regards to Creole or Romance languages. Researchers interested in formal analyses of Papiamentu, Creole languages, and in language contact will find this book an indispensable tool"-- |
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| ISBN: | 9789004448834 9789004448827 |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | Yolanda Rivera Castillo. |