Table Of ContentContact Languages
Language Contact and Bilingualism 6
Editor
Yaron Matras
De Gruyter Mouton
Contact Languages
A Comprehensive Guide
edited by
Peter Bakker
Yaron Matras
De Gruyter Mouton
ISBN 978-1-61451-476-3
e-ISBN 978-1-61451-371-1
ISSN 2190-698X
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List of contributors
Peter Bakker April McMahon
Aarhus University Aberystwyth University
Denmark UK
[email protected] [email protected]
Angela Bartens Felicity Meakins
University of Helsinki, University of Queensland
University of Turku Australia
Finland [email protected]
[email protected]
Jacomine Nortier
Margreet Dorleijn Utrecht University
University of Amsterdam The Netherlands
The Netherlands [email protected]
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Mikael Parkvall
Lars Johanson Stockholm University
University of Mainz Sweden
Germany [email protected]
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Donald Winford
Yaron Matras Ohio State University
University of Manchester USA
UK [email protected]
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Table of contents
List of contributors ....................................................................................... v
Abbreviations ............................................................................................. viii
Introduction ................................................................................................... 1
Peter Bakker and Yaron Matras
Pidgins ........................................................................................................ 15
Mikael Parkvall and Peter Bakker
Creole languages .........................................................................................65
Angela Bartens
Mixed Languages ...................................................................................... 159
Felicity Meakins
Multi-ethnolects: Kebabnorsk, Perkerdansk, Verlan, Kanakensprache,
Straattaal, etc. ............................................................................................ 229
Jacomine Nortier and Margreet Dorleijn
Written language intertwining .................................................................. 273
Lars Johanson
Issues in the genetic classification of contact languages .......................... 333
April McMahon
Social factors in contact languages ........................................................... 363
Donald Winford
Subject index ............................................................................................ 417
Languages and geography index ............................................................... 422
Author index ............................................................................................. 433
Abbreviations
ABS absolutive
ABSOL absolute
ACC accusative
ALL allative
AN animate
ANT anterior
ART article
ATTR attributive
BEN benefactive
CAUS causative
CLASS classifier
COMP complementizer
COMPL completive
CON connective
COP copula
DAT dative
DEF definite
DEM demonstrative
DET determiner
DETRAN detransitiviser
DIM diminutive
DU dual
DYAD dyad, a pair
EMPH emphatic
ERG ergative
F feminine
FIN finite
FOC focus
FUT future
GEN genitive
H high (tone)
HAB habitual
ID ideophone
ILL illative
IMP imperative
IMPF imperfective
INAN inanimate
IND indicative
INDF indefinite
Abbreviations ix
INF infinitive
INST instrumental
INT intentional
INTT intraterminal
IRR irrealis
L low (tone)
LOC locative
M masculine
MULT multiplicative (plurality of action)
NEG negation
NFUT non-future
N neuter
NOM nominative
NOML nominaliser
OBJ object
OBV obviative
PART participle
PAUC paucal
PF perfective
PL plural
POSS possessive
POT potential
PRED predicative
PRESENT presentational
PRET preterite
PROG progressive
PRS present
PST past
PTV partitive
Q question marker
REL relative pronoun
SBJ subject
SG singular
SM subject marker
SRP subject reprise
SUBORD subordinator
TOP topic
TR transitive
VOC vocative
