| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 314 pages) |
| Series |
London Oriental and African language library, 1382-3485 ; volume 20 |
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London Oriental and African language library ; v. 20.
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| Contents |
Dedication -- Acknowledgments -- List of maps and figures -- List of tables -- Abbreviations and symbols -- Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. History and sociolinguistics of CPE -- Chapter 3. Phonetics, phonology and orthography -- Chapter 4. The lexicon -- Chapter 5. The syntax of the noun phrase -- Chapter 6. Pronouns -- Chapter 7. Tense, mood, modality, aspect and negation -- Chapter 8. The simple sentence -- Chapter 9. Complex predicates -- Chapter 10. The complex sentence -- Chapter 11. Information structure -- Chapter 12. Selected texts -- Appendix: Participant data -- References -- Subject index |
| Summary |
Cameroon Pidgin English (CPE) is an English-lexified Atlantic expanded pidgin/creole spoken in some form by an estimated 50% of Cameroon's population, primarily in the anglophone west regions, but also in urban centres throughout the country. Primarily a spoken language, CPE enjoys a vigorous oral presence in Cameroon, and the linguistic examples illustrating this description are drawn from a spoken corpus consisting of a range of text types, including oral narratives, radio broadcasts and spontaneous conversation. The authors' typologically-framed investigation of the features of the language, from its phonetics, phonology and lexicon to its syntax and discourse structure, allows the reader a clear view of the linguistic character of CPE, offering a comprehensive description of the language that will be of interest to creolists as well as linguists interested in African languages, contact linguistics and comparative linguistics |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on November 21, 2017) |
| Subject |
Pidgin English -- Cameroon -- Grammar
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English language -- Cameroon -- Grammar
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English language -- Variation -- Cameroon
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Languages in contact -- Cameroon
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LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- General.
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English language -- Grammar
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English language -- Variation
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Language and languages
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Languages in contact
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Pidgin English -- Grammar
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| SUBJECT |
Cameroon -- Languages.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85019142
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| Subject |
Cameroon
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Green, Melanie J., author.
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| LC no. |
2017031071 |
| ISBN |
9789027266033 |
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9027266034 |
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