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Relabeling in language genesis / Claire Lefebvre

Author
Lefebvre, Claire
Published
New York : Oxford University Press, 2014.
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Contents
Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Introduction -- ch. 2 Relabeling: A Central Process in Language Contact/Genesis -- ch. 3 The Relabeling-Based Theory of Creole Genesis -- ch. 4 Relabeling in Two Different Theories of the Lexicon -- Renee Lambert-Bretiere and Claire Lefebvre -- ch. 5 Relabeling and Word Order: A Construction Grammar Perspective -- Claire Lefebvre and Renee Lambert-Bretiere -- ch. 6 Relabeling Options: On Some Differences Between Haitian and Saramaccan -- ch. 7 Relabeling and the Contribution of the Superstrate Languages to Creoles -- ch. 8 Relabeling and the Typological Classification of Creoles -- ch. 9 Conclusion: A Strong Alternative to the Bioprogram Hypothesis.
Summary
Relabeling is a process that consists in assigning a lexical entry of language x a new label derived from a phonetic string drawn from language y. This process plays a central role in the formation of contact languages such as mixed languages, pidgins and creoles, New Englishes, etc. The aim of this book is to present a coherent picture of the progress that has been made in research on relabeling over the last fifteen years and to reply to the comments and questions that have been directed at the relabeling-based theory of creole genesis presented in Lefebvre (1998) and related work.
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ISBN
9780190201203 (ebook)
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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