Surviving the Middle Passage
Subtitle: The West Africa-Surinam Sprachbund
Publisher: De Gruyter
Language: eng
Number of pages: 542
ISBN-13: 9783110343977; 9783110555424; 9783110394993
Subjects: Linguistics; Language
Description: The relation between the Surinam Creoles and the languages of West Africa, where slaves who created the creoles originated, has been hotly debated. This book argues that the close relationship can be viewed in terms of a Trans Atlantic Sprachbund. It brings in new historical and linguistic evidence for an extremely close relationship between the creoles, the Gbe languages, and Kikongo, where bilingual practices led to new language forms.
Notes: FP7 Ideas: European Research Council 230310

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