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Development and Structures of Creole Languages : Essays in Honor of Derek Bickerton / edited by Francis Byrne and Thom Huebner

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Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : J. Benjamins Pub., 1991.
Physical Description
1 online resource (x, 222 pages) : illustrations
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Bickerton, Derek, Byrne, Francis, and Huebner, Thom
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Contents
DEVELOPMENT AND STRUCTURES OF CREOLE LANGUAGES; Editorial page; Title page; Copyright page; PREFACE; Table of contents; INTRODUCTION: INNOVATION AND EXCELLENCE WITHIN A SCHOLARLY TRADITION; 1.0 Biography; 2.0 Contents; 3.0 A Bibliography of Bickertons Publications; NOTES; REFERENCES; APPENDIX: A PARTIAL BIBLIOGRAPHY OF DEREK BICKERTONS PUBLICATIONS; BOOKS, REPORTS, MANUSCRIPTS; JOURNAL ARTICLES, BOOK CHAPTERS, BOOK CONTRIBUTIONS; BOOK REVIEWS; SECTION ONE: IDENTIFYING CREOLES; ST. HELENA ENGLISH; Linguistic Description; Phonology; Grammatical Notes; Pronouns; Verbs; Auxiliaries, the Copula.
Summary
This collection of original essays is intended to both celebrate Derek Bickerton's sixty-fifth birthday and honor his long and eminent career. Each author included in the volume is a noted scholar who has distinguished him/herself in some area of linguistics and has professionally or personally interacted with Bickerton and been influenced by his work. While the papers make independent thematic contributions, they also discuss, augment, present alternatives to, or are inspired in some way by Bickerton's seminal ideas or penetrating analyses. The book is organized into 5 sections, each a reflec.
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ISBN
9789027277824 (electronic bk.)
9027277826 (electronic bk.)
1556191626
9781556191626
9027252297
9789027252296
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references.
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