The Creole Debate

Creoles have long been the subject of debate in linguistics, with many conflicting views, both on how...
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Author: John H. McWhorter
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Language: English
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The Creole Debate by McWhorter, John H.

The Creole Debate

CHF 33.31

The Creole Debate

CHF 33.31
Author: John H. McWhorter
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Creoles have long been the subject of debate in linguistics, with many conflicting views, both on how they are formed, and what their political and linguistic status should be. Indeed, over the past twenty years, some creole specialists have argued that it has been wrong to think of creoles as anything but language blends in the same way that Yiddish is a blend of German and Hebrew and Slavic. Here, John H. McWhorter debunks the most widely accepted idea that creoles are created in the same way as 'children', taking characteristics from both 'parent' languages, and its underlying assumption that all historical and biological processes are the same. Instead, the facts support the original, and more interesting, argument that creoles are their own unique entity and are among the world's only genuinely new languages.

Author: John H. McWhorter
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 05/17/2018
Pages: 178
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.57lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.06w x 0.52d
ISBN: 9781108450836

About the Author
McWhorter, John H.: - John H. McWhorter is Associate Professor of English and Comparative Literature at Columbia University. Having written 19 books on both language and race issues, he is also a prolific voice on a number of political and social issues, with regular articles in The Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic and The New York Times.

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