Non-French lexicon in Guianese French Creole
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DOI: 10.1075/jpcl.00027.wie
Abstract: Guianese French Creole1 (GFC) is one of the least studied French Creoles, which is especially true with respect to its non-French-related input. Combining sociohistorical, demographic and linguistic data, this contribution gives a first lexico-etymological account… read more here.
Keywords: lexicon guianese; lexicon; non french; guianese french ... See more keywords
‘Ou ni right-la pou remain silans’
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DOI: 10.1075/jpcl.00072.eva
Abstract: Although in recent years researchers have intensified focus on the communication of the pre-trial right to silence or police caution to native and non-native speakers of English, most of this research has been concerned with… read more here.
Keywords: remain silans; creole; caution; study ... See more keywords
Acquisition during normative code-mixing: Trinidadian children’s varilingual pronoun usage
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DOI: 10.1177/01427237221147614
Abstract: While monolingual English speakers acquire most pronouns by age 5, acquisition amid prevalent, normative code-mixing, such as in Trinidad, is underexplored. This study examines how Trinidadian 3- to 5-year-olds express third-person subject, object, reflexive and… read more here.
Keywords: normative code; code mixing; language; creole ... See more keywords