Surviving the Middle Passage
Author | : Pieter C. Muysken |
Publisher | : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG |
Total Pages | : 542 |
Release | : 2014-12-12 |
ISBN-10 | : 9783110343977 |
ISBN-13 | : 3110343975 |
Rating | : 4/5 (77 Downloads) |
Download or read book Surviving the Middle Passage written by Pieter C. Muysken and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2014-12-12 with total page 542 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.