Pidgins and Creoles: an introduction

Abstract

For review see: Geneviève Escure, in New West Indian Guide / Nieuwe West-Indische Gids, vol. 72, no. 1 & 2 (1998); p. 192-194. - For abstract see: Caribbean Abstracts, no. 7, 1995-1996 (1997); p. 11, no. 0018.

Contents

1. The study of pidgin and creole languages / Pieter Muysken and Norval Smith -- 2. The socio-historical background of creoles / Jacques Arends -- 3. Pidgins / Peter Bakker -- 4. Mixed languages and language intertwining / Peter Bakker and Pieter Muysken -- 5. Variation / Vincent de Rooij -- 6. Decolonization, language planning and education / Rene Appel and Ludo Verhoeven -- 7. Creole literature / Lilian Adamson and Cefas van Rossem -- 8. Theories focusing on the European input / Hans den Besten, Pieter Muysken and Norval Smith -- 9. Theories focusing on the non-European input / Jacques Arends, Silvia Kouwenberg and Norval Smith -- 10. Gradualist and developmental hypotheses / Jacques Arends and Adrienne Bruyn -- 11. Universalist approaches / Pieter Muysken and Tonjes Veenstra -- 12. Eskimo pidgin / Hein van der Voort -- 13. Haitian / Pieter Muysken and Tonjes Veenstra -- 14. Saramaccan / Peter Bakker, Norval Smith and Tonjes Veenstra -- 15. Shaba Swahili / Vincent de Rooij -- 16. Fa d'Ambu / Marike Post -- 17. Papiamento / Silvia Kouwenberg and Pieter Muysken -- 18. Sranan / Lilian Adamson and Norval Smith -- 19. Berbice Dutch / Silvia Kouwenberg -- 20. TMA particles and auxiliaries / Peter Bakker, Marike Post and Hein van der Voort -- 21. Noun phrases / Adrienne Bruyn -- 22. Reflexives / Pieter Muysken and Norval Smith -- 23. Serial verbs / Pieter Muysken and Tonjes Veenstra -- 24. Fronting / Tonjes Veenstra and Hans den Besten -- 25. Conclusions / Jacques Arends, Pieter Muysken and Norval Smith -- 26. An annotated list of creoles, pidgins, and mixed languages / Norval Smith.