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Pidgins & Creoles
Exploring the Boundaries of Caribbean Creole Languages
. Ed(S): Simmons-Mcdonald, Hazel; Robertson, ...
Addresses a range of issues in Caribbean linguistics. This volume interrogates the interpretations of the history of our Caribbean languages, the use of these languages for literary expression and their role in the democratization of education and the development of Caribbean people. Editor(s): Simmons-McDonald, Hazel; Robertson, Ian. Num Pages: 260 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJ; 2ZP; CFFD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of the West Indies Press Jamaica
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789766401863
- ISBN
- 9789766401863
Condition: New
€ 75.11
€ 75.11
The Francophone Caribbean Today: Literature, Language, Culture
Aub-Buscher, Gertrud, Noakes, Beverley Omerod
Paperback. The essays in this volume consider various literary and linguistic aspects of the Francophone Caribbean at the beginning of the 21st century. It covers such topics as Caribbean literary movements and the dynamics of the respective roles of Creole and the European standard language. Num Pages: 260 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJ; 2ADF; 2ZP; 3JM; CFB; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 313.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of the West Indies Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789766401306
- ISBN
- 9789766401306
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.15
€ 42.15
Paperback. Num Pages: 260 pages, 4,000 entries. BIC Classification: 1KJH; 2AB; 2ZP; CBDX; WTK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 97 x 15. Weight in Grams: 194.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Hippocrene Books Inc.,U.S. United States
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780781810944
- ISBN
- 9780781810944
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.57
€ 17.99
€ 16.57
Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; 2ZP; CJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 183 x 125 x 18. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Hippocrene Books Inc.,U.S. United States
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780781812979
- ISBN
- 9780781812979
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.37
€ 20.99
€ 19.37
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 2ZP; CBDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 96 x 18. Weight in Grams: 170.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Hippocrene Books
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780781813358
- ISBN
- 9780781813358
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 14.13
€ 14.99
€ 14.13
Paperback. Num Pages: 164 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HSU; 2ZP; WTK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Publisher
- The Merlin Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 164
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Third Edition, Third edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781854250988
- ISBN
- 9781854250988
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.13
€ 17.99
€ 16.13
Hardback. Challenging an enduring paradigm among linguists, this text explores the origins of plantation creole. It proposes that the "limited access model" of creole genesis is seriously flawed. Num Pages: 292 pages, 38 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ADS; 2ZP; CFFD; GTB; JFSL3; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520219991
- ISBN
- 9780520219991
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.44€ 47.93
€ 61.44
€ 47.93
Hardcover. The comparatively recent origins of pidgins and creoles provide them with a special place in linguistic theory. Debates about the origin and character of these languages have informed broader discussions within grammatical theory, historical linguistics, and sociolinguistics. Editor(s): Kouwenberg, Silvia; Singler, John Victor. Series: Blackwell Handbooks in Linguistics. Num Pages: 704 pages, 20ill. BIC Classification: 2ZP; CFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 251 x 184 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1366.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 704
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631229025
- ISBN
- 9780631229025
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.62
€ 59.62
Hardback. Num Pages: 143 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KJ; 2JS; 2ZP; CFF; CFP; HBTB; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 339.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 143
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319409368
- ISBN
- 9783319409368
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.31
€ 64.31
paperback. The definitive Collected Poems by Jamaica's Poet Laureate Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJWJ; 2ZP; DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135 x 21. .
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Carcanet Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784104580
- ISBN
- 9781784104580
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.59
€ 19.99
€ 15.59
Paperback. The Portuguese Creole author Alfred H. Mendes was an important member of the Beacon Group of writers in Trinidad in the 1930s. His autobiography offers a private perspective of the man behind a popular West Indian personality, and includes annotations and an introduction by Michele Levy. Editor(s): Levy, Michele. Series: The UWI Press Biography Series. Num Pages: 200 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1KJWWT; 2ADP; 2ZP; 3JJ; BGA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 331.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Univ of West Indies Pr
- Edition
- annotated edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789766401177
- ISBN
- 9789766401177
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.80
€ 33.80
Paperback. Addresses a range of issues in Caribbean linguistics. This volume interrogates the interpretations of the history of our Caribbean languages, the use of these languages for literary expression and their role in the democratization of education and the development of Caribbean people. Editor(s): Simmons-McDonald, Hazel; Robertson, Ian. Num Pages: 260 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJ; 2ZP; CFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Publisher
- Exploring the Boundaries of Caribbean Creole Languages
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789766401870
- ISBN
- 9789766401870
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.72
€ 47.72
Paperback. This collection of papers in honour of Professor Robert Le Page addresses various topics in the field of English and Creole linguistics in the Caribbean. It includes sections on language in education, speakers' behaviours in informal discourse and language structure. Editor(s): Christie, Pauline. Num Pages: 230 pages, 1 port. BIC Classification: 1KJ; 2AB; 2ZP; CFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of the West Indies Press Jamaica
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789766401054
- ISBN
- 9789766401054
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.00
€ 34.00
Paperback. Much scholarly work assumes that African American Vernacular English (AAVE) derives from an earlier plantation creole. This volume explores an alternative hypothesis: that the characteristic features were acquired from the varieties of English to which early speakers were exposed. Editor(s): Poplack, Shana. Series: Language in Society. Num Pages: 304 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 2ABM; 2ZP; CFFD; CFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631212621
- ISBN
- 9780631212621
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.23
€ 68.23
Paperback. Editor(s): Holm, John A.; Patrick, Peter L. Series: Westminster Creolistics. Num Pages: 420 pages, M. BIC Classification: 2ZP; CFFD; CFK; CJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 170 x 19. Weight in Grams: 716. Parallel Outlines of 18 Creole Grammars. Series: Westminster Creolistics. 420 pages, M. Editor(s): Holm, John A.; Patrick, Peter. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 2ZP; CFFD; CFK; CJ. Dimension: 238 x 170 x 19. Weight: 706.
- Publisher
- Battlebridge Publications
- Number of pages
- 420
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903292013
- ISBN
- 9781903292013
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 28.06
€ 32.99
€ 28.06
Paperback. Editor(s): Faraclas, Nicholas; Klein, Thomas B. Series: Westminster Creolistics. Num Pages: 220 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ZP; CFG; CFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 163 x 22. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Publisher
- Battlebridge Publications United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 220
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- New ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903292150
- ISBN
- 9781903292150
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 28.14
€ 32.99
€ 28.14
Paperback. Suzanne Romaine defines and describes the linguistic features of Pidgin and Creole languages. Ongoing development places the study of these languages within the context of current issues of linguistic theory: language acquisition, and universals of change. Series: Longman Linguistics Library. Num Pages: 388 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ZP; CFF; CFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 138 x 24. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 388
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780582296473
- ISBN
- 9780582296473
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.98
€ 72.98
Hardcover. This in-depth synchronic description of the Tense Mood Aspect system of contemporary Hawai'i Creole English, is a language-internal analysis based on extensive firsthand data, both written and spoken. Num Pages: 216 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1MKPH; 2AB; 2ZP; CFB; CFFD; CFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333993408
- ISBN
- 9780333993408
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.61
€ 122.61
Paperback. Presents an account of the Ocracoke brogue - the vibrant dialect of the maritime community on Ocracoke island. The text traces its development, identifies the elements of pronunciation, vocabulary and syntax, and provide a glossary and quiz to enhance the reader's knowledge of "Ocracokisms". Num Pages: 184 pages, 20 illustrations, 3 tables, 5 maps, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 2ZP; CFFD; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press United States
- Edition
- 1 New ed
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807846261
- ISBN
- 9780807846261
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.01
€ 27.99
€ 24.01