Migge B., Goury Laurence. (2008). Between contact and internal development : towards a multi-layered explanation for the development of the TMA system in the Creoles of Suriname. In :
Michaelis S. (ed.). Roots of creole structures : weighing the contribution of substrates and superstrates. Amsterdam : J. Benjamins, p. 301-331.
Titre du document
Between contact and internal development : towards a multi-layered explanation for the development of the TMA system in the Creoles of Suriname
Année de publication
2008
Type de document
Partie d'ouvrage
Auteurs
Migge B., Goury Laurence
In
Michaelis S. (ed.), Roots of creole structures : weighing the contribution of substrates and superstrates
Source
Amsterdam : J. Benjamins, 2008,
p. 301-331
This paper proposes a new analysis of the formation of the TMA system of the Surinamese Maroon Creoles based on a wide range of both contemporary and historical sources. The paper first provides a brief synopsis of the socio-historical context in which the Creoles of Suriname emerged and developed, and a broad overview of the TMA systems of those Creoles and of varieties of Gbe. It then discusses four processes that were involved in the emergence of the creole TMA system: substrate influence, internal change from a substrate calque, superstrate influence, and shift of form and category correlated with innovation. The paper then concludes that Creole formation is to be considered as a gradual and multi-layered process (Arends 1993, Bruyn 1995), involving processes of language change that also operate in other so-called 'normal' contact settings (Thomason & Kaufman 1988).
Plan de classement
Linguistique [112LINGU]
Descripteurs
SOCIOLINGUISTIQUE ; CONTACT DE LANGUE ; CHANGEMENT LINGUISTIQUE ; MORPHOLOGIE LINGUISTIQUE
