Haitian Creole structure, variation, status, origin / Albert Valdman.

Author/creator Valdman, Albert
Format Electronic
Publication InfoSheffield, UK ; Bristol, CT : Equinox Publishing Ltd, 2015.
Descriptionxviii, 477 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects
Creole dialects, French--Haiti.
Creole dialects, French--Haiti. --History.
Creole dialects, French--Social aspects. --Haiti.
Haitians--Languages.
Native language and education--Haiti.

Contents Introduction -- The phonological system -- Variation in the form of words -- Toward a systematic autonomous spelling -- The structure of the Haitian Creole lexicon -- The origin of the Haitian Creolo lexicon -- Basic sentence structure -- The verb system -- The structure of noun phrases -- Complex sentences : coordination, subordination, and clefting -- Variation in Haitian Creole -- Language planning and language choice in education -- The genesis and develpment of Haitian Creole.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 444-465) and indexes.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2013046626
ISBN9781845533878 (hardback)
ISBN9781845533885 (paperback)