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French Creoles

A Comprehensive and Comparative Grammar

Häftad, Engelska, 2017

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French Creoles: A Comprehensive and Comparative Grammar is the first complete reference to present the morphology, grammar and syntax of a representative selection of French Creoles in one volume. The book is organised to promote a thorough understanding of the grammar of French Creoles and presents its complexities in

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Utgivningsdatum2017-10-31
Mått156 x 234 x 41 mm
Vikt780 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieRoutledge Comprehensive Grammars
Antal sidor500
FörlagTaylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN9781138244825

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Introduction Creole Languages – an historical overviewWhat is a Creole?How did Creoles develop?Place of Creoles in educationChapter 1 MorphologyAffixes - inflectional and derivationalCompoundingChapter 2 Nouns Common and proper nounsConcrete and abstract nounsCount and non-count nounsChapter 3 ArticlesDefinite articleIndefinite articleZero articleChapter 4 PronounsPersonal pronounsPossessive pronounsDemonstrative pronounsReflexive pronouns Chapter 5 Adjectives and AdverbsPre- and post-nominal adjectivesAugmentative and dimunitive adjectivesAdjective reduplicationOrdering adjectivesAdverbs (temporal, locational, manner, reason) Chapter 6 Numerals and quantifiersTypes of numerals (ordinal, cardinal)Quantifiers Chapter 7 Verbs Types of verbs (transitive, ditransitive, unaccusative, unergative, control, raising, causative verbs) Verbs and their complements (finite and non-finite complements, defective complements, and small clause complements)Serial verb constructionsChapter 8 Tense, Mood, and Aspect markersOrdering of tense, mood, and aspect markersModality (possibility, necessity, permission)Chapter 9 PrepositionsTypes of meaning expressed (e.g. dative, instrumental, location)Chapter 10 SubordinationSubordinating conjunctions Adjunct clausesChapter 11 Questions (types of questions: yes/no questions, wh-questions, multiple wh-questions, wh-in-situ questions, echo-questions)Chapter 12 Relative clauses (restrictive and non-restrictive)Relative pronounsStrategies for forming