Surviving the Middle Passage

Surviving the Middle Passage
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Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Total Pages : 542
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ISBN-10 : 9783110343977
ISBN-13 : 3110343975
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Book Synopsis Surviving the Middle Passage by : Pieter C. Muysken

Download or read book Surviving the Middle Passage written by Pieter C. Muysken and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2014-12-12 with total page 542 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is about the close historical and linguistic relationship between the languages of Surinam and Benin, a relationship which can be viewed in terms of a Trans Atlantic Sprachbund or linguistic area. It consists of a detailed analysis of various possible substrate and adstrate effects in a number of components of the grammar, in the Surinam Creole languages, primarily from the Gbe languages of Benin but also from Kikongo.


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