University of Amsterdam
Linguistics
This article is concerned with the question of what the study of function words in pidgin and Creole languages can contribute to the study of pidgin and Creole genesis. Four main questions will be discussed: (a) to what extent could... more
... (2) Lou dibra, d'r guj schaÈfft! ``Don't speak, the man is (there)!'' [a stranger is listening] (3) Alle gimmel doff. ``All three (are) good.'' [=about cattle] (4) Die goja isch... more
The Lengua de los Llanos represents a hitherto unknown Yokuts tribal dialect which was used to produce a catechism for the first Yokuts converts missionized at Misión Santa Cruz. The authors are in the process of studying the dialect used... more
Assimilation is a phonological process in which a segment changes to resemble its neighbors more closely. In partial assimilation, the targeted segment takes on some, but not all, of the characteristics of the source segment. Total... more
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ABSTRACT Thesis (doctoral)--Universiteit van Amsterdam, 1987. Includes bibliographical references (p. 475-492). Photocopy. q
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KNAW Narcis. Back to search results. Publication Voodoo Chile: Differential substrate effects in Saramaccan and Haitian (2001). Pagina-navigatie: Main. ...
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KNAW Narcis. Back to search results. Publication The vowel sytem of 18th century St Kitts Creole: Evidence for the... (1999). Pagina-navigatie: Main. ...
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KNAW Narcis. Back to search results. Publication Focus-Marking WE in Saramaccan: grammaticalization or substrate? (1996). Pagina-navigatie: Main. ...
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