This book is about the close historical and linguistic relationship between the languages of Surinam and Benin, a relationship which can be viewed in terms of a Trans Atlantic Sprachbund or linguistic area. It consists of a detailed analysis of various possible substrate and adstrate effects in a number of components of the grammar, in the Surinam Creole languages, primarily from the Gbe languages of Benin but also from Kikongo.
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Surviving the Middle Passage: The West Africa-Surinam Sprachbund
This book is about the close historical and linguistic relationship between the languages of Surinam and Benin, a relationship which can be viewed in terms of a Trans Atlantic Sprachbund or linguistic area. It consists of a detailed analysis of various possible substrate and adstrate effects in a number of components of the grammar, in the Surinam Creole languages, primarily from the Gbe languages of Benin but also from Kikongo.
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Surviving the Middle Passage: The West Africa-Surinam Sprachbund
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Surviving the Middle Passage: The West Africa-Surinam Sprachbund
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Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9783110555424 |
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| Publisher: | De Gruyter |
| Publication date: | 06/26/2017 |
| Series: | Trends in Linguistics. Studies and Monographs [TiLSM] , #275 |
| Pages: | 544 |
| Product dimensions: | 6.00(w) x 8.40(h) x 1.10(d) |
| Age Range: | 18 Years |
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