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Substrate influence on the emergence of the TMA systems of the Surinamese creoles

Alternative Title
Substrate influence in the emergence of the tense and aspect system in the Creoles of Suriname
Author(s)
Winford, Donald  
Migge, Bettina  
Uri
http://hdl.handle.net/10197/5852
Date Issued
2007
Date Available
2014-09-10T08:25:09Z
Abstract
Although the Surinamese Creoles have figured prominently in discussions about Creole genesis, little is still known about the origin of their TMA system, a central area of grammar that has received much attention in this debate. In this paper we assess the relative contribution of the primary substrate input, varieties of Gbe, to the TMA system. Drawing on both contemporary data from several Surinamese Creoles and varieties of Gbe, and historical data from Sranan Tongo, we show that the substrate was clearly responsible for the emergence of some aspect and tense categories. However, in itself, substrate influence cannot explain the emergence of the entire Creole tense and aspect system. Other processes such as internal change, superstrate influence etc. also played an important role.
Other Sponsorship
National Science Foundation
Type of Material
Journal Article
Publisher
John Benjamins Publishing
Journal
Journal of Pidgin and Creole Languages
Volume
22
Issue
1
Start Page
73
End Page
99
Copyright (Published Version)
2007 John Benjamins Publishing
Subjects

Suriname creoles

Gbe

Substrate influence

TMA

DOI
10.1075/jpcl.22.1.06win
Language
English
Status of Item
Peer reviewed
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