Semantic Phenomena in Creole Languages: Material
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General resources on creole languages
- The Language Varieties Web Site: http://www.hawaii.edu/satocenter/langnet/index.html
- The Atlas of Pidgin and Creole Language Structures Online (APiCS Online): http://apics-online.info/
- Derek Bickerton. 2016. Roots of language (Classics in Linguistics 3). Berlin: Language Science Press. Open access via: http://langsci-press.org/catalog/book/91
- Numbers in pidgings, creoles, and some constructed languages: http://www.zompist.com/last.htm
- Revista de Crioulos de Base Lexical Portuguesa e Espanhola: http://www.acblpe.com/revista (free open access journal)
- Journal of Pidgin and Creole Languages (JPCL): https://benjamins.com/#catalog/journals/jpcl/main, volumes from 2000 on available via UB Frankfurt.
- Homepage of the Society for Pidgin and Creole Linguistics, providing many useful links: https://sites.google.com/site/societypidgncreolelinguistics/home
- Peter L. Patrick's page Pidgins and Creoles for Beginners: http://privatewww.essex.ac.uk/~patrickp/Courses/CreolesIntro.html
- Open Language Archives with material on many creole langauges: http://www.language-archives.org/
- Some short overview videos on youtube:
- Contribution on Pidgins and Creoles on the LingSpace youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fjd5rj9Ata8
- Contribution on What are Creoles and Pidgins? And What`s the Difference? on the LangFocus youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqJI7SdS9Gg
Individual creole languages
The languages considered in the course are marked with *.
Afrikaans
- Information in APiCS: http://apics-online.info/contributions/29
Hans den Besten, Theresa Biberauer. 2013. Afrikaans structure dataset. In: Michaelis, Susanne Maria & Maurer, Philippe & Haspelmath, Martin & Huber, Magnus (eds.) Atlas of Pidgin and Creole Language Structures Online. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology. (Available online at http://apics-online.info/contributions/29, Accessed on 2016-03-05.)
Bislama
Vanuatu:
- At APiCS: http://apics-online.info/contributions/23
Miriam Meyerhoff. 2013. Bislama structure dataset. In: Michaelis, Susanne Maria & Maurer, Philippe & Haspelmath, Martin & Huber, Magnus (eds.) Atlas of Pidgin and Creole Language Structures Online. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology. (Available online at http://apics-online.info/contributions/23, Accessed on 2016-03-06.) - On the Language Varieties Site: http://www.hawaii.edu/satocenter/langnet/definitions/bislama.html
- Audio examples:
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHJOlCbQbbU&nohtml5 (first half in Bislama, transcript given below the video screen)
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NrSATT7Y7M
Cape Verdian Creole
Cape Verde
- Wikipedia entry: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Verdean_Creole
Haitian Creole, Kreyòl
- At APiCS: http://apics-online.info/contributions/49
Dominique Fattier. 2013. Haitian Creole structure dataset. In: Michaelis, Susanne Maria & Maurer, Philippe & Haspelmath, Martin & Huber, Magnus (eds.) Atlas of Pidgin and Creole Language Structures Online. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology. (Available online at http://apics-online.info/contributions/49, Accessed on 2016-03-06.) - Lefebvre, Claire. 1996. The tense, mood and aspect system of Haitian Creole and the problem of transmission of grammar in creole genesis. Journal of Pidgin and Creole Languages 11. 231-312.
Available online at: http://www.archipel.uqam.ca/264
* Hawai'i Creole
For more information and links see the course page on Hawai'i Creole
Hawai‘i
- Information on APiCS: http://apics-online.info/contributions/26
Viveka Velupillai. 2013. Hawai‘i Creole structure dataset. In: Michaelis, Susanne Maria & Maurer, Philippe & Haspelmath, Martin & Huber, Magnus (eds.) Atlas of Pidgin and Creole Language Structures Online. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology. (Available online at http://apics-online.info/contributions/26, Accessed on 2016-03-05.) - On the Language Varieties Site: http://www.hawaii.edu/satocenter/langnet/definitions/hce.html
- CNN report on Hawai'i Pidgin English being recognized as an official language on Hawai'i (Nov. 12, 2015): http://edition.cnn.com/2015/11/12/living/pidgin-english-hawaii/
- Online Hawai'i CE - English dictionary: http://www.e-hawaii.com/pidgin
- in the Open Language Archive: http://www.language-archives.org/language/hwc (Hawai'i)
* Jamaican
See the course page on Jamaican Creole.
- Information in APiCS: http://apics-online.info/contributions/8
Joseph T. Farquharson. 2013. Jamaican structure dataset. In: Michaelis, Susanne Maria & Maurer, Philippe & Haspelmath, Martin & Huber, Magnus (eds.) Atlas of Pidgin and Creole Language Structures Online. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology. (Available online at http://apics-online.info/contributions/8, Accessed on 2016-03-05.) - Material from Peter L. Patrick's homepage:
- Jamaican Creole texts: http://privatewww.essex.ac.uk/~patrickp/JCtexts.html
- Patrick, Peter L. Jamaican Creole morphology and syntax. http://privatewww.essex.ac.uk/~patrickp/papers/JamCreoleGrammar.pdf
Draft version of: This the draft version of a contribution to the 2004 Handbook of Varieties of English. Vol 2: Morphology and Syntax, ed. Bernd Kortmann, Edgar W Schneider, Clive Upton, Rajend Mesthrie & Kate Burridge. (Topics in English Linguistics, ed. Bernd Kortmann & Elizabeth Closs Traugott.) Berlin, New York: Mouton de Gruyter.
- Video on the history of Jamaican on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpnWAIFLU9A
- Material in the Open Language Archive: http://www.language-archives.org/language/jam
Kamtok
Cameroon: Kamtok (Cameroon Pidgin English): http://www.hawaii.edu/satocenter/langnet/definitions/cameroon.html
Krio
Sierra Leone: Krio: http://www.hawaii.edu/satocenter/langnet/definitions/krio.html
* Kriol (Roper River Kriol)
For more information, see the course site on Kriol.
Australia
- At APiCS: http://apics-online.info/contributions/25
Eva Schultze-Berndt, Denise Angelo. 2013. Kriol structure dataset. In: Michaelis, Susanne Maria & Maurer, Philippe & Haspelmath, Martin & Huber, Magnus (eds.) Atlas of Pidgin and Creole Language Structures Online. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology. (Available online at http://apics-online.info/contributions/25, Accessed on 2016-04-25.) - Recent online article on Kriol as ``the largest language spoken exclusively in Australia´´: http://theconversation.com/explainer-the-largest-language-spoken-exclusively-in-australia-kriol-56286
- Bible translation: http://aboriginalbibles.org.au/Kriol/Conc/root.htm
- in the Open Language Archive: http://www.language-archives.org/language/rop
Negerhollands
- At APiCS: http://apics-online.info/contributions/27
Robbert van Sluijs. 2013. Negerhollands structure dataset. In: Michaelis, Susanne Maria & Maurer, Philippe & Haspelmath, Martin & Huber, Magnus (eds.) Atlas of Pidgin and Creole Language Structures Online. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology. (Available online at http://apics-online.info/contributions/27, Accessed on 2016-03-07.) - Die creol taal, Blog on Negerhollands: http://diecreoltaal.com/
Nigerian Pidgin/Naijá
Nigeria
- At APiCS: http://apics-online.info/contributions/17
Nicholas Faraclas. 2013. Nigerian Pidgin structure dataset. In: Michaelis, Susanne Maria & Maurer, Philippe & Haspelmath, Martin & Huber, Magnus (eds.) Atlas of Pidgin and Creole Language Structures Online. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology. (Available online at http://apics-online.info/contributions/17, Accessed on 2016-03-05.) - At the Language Varieties Site: http://www.hawaii.edu/satocenter/langnet/definitions/naija.html
* Papiamentu
See the course site on Papiamentu
Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao
- At APiCS: http://apics-online.info/contributions/47
Silvia Kouwenberg. 2013. Papiamentu structure dataset. In: Michaelis, Susanne Maria & Maurer, Philippe & Haspelmath, Martin & Huber, Magnus (eds.) Atlas of Pidgin and Creole Language Structures Online. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology. (Available online at http://apics-online.info/contributions/47, Accessed on 2016-03-05.) - At the Language Varieties Site: http://www.hawaii.edu/satocenter/langnet/definitions/papiamentu.html
- At the Open Language Archives: http://www.language-archives.org/language/pap
* Tok Pisin
Papua New Guinea
- At APiCS: http://apics-online.info/contributions/22
Geoff P. Smith, Jeff Siegel. 2013. Tok Pisin structure dataset. In: Michaelis, Susanne Maria & Maurer, Philippe & Haspelmath, Martin & Huber, Magnus (eds.) Atlas of Pidgin and Creole Language Structures Online. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology. (Available online at http://apics-online.info/contributions/22, Accessed on 2016-03-05.) - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tok_Pisin
- At the Language Varieties Site: http://www.hawaii.edu/satocenter/langnet/definitions/tokpisin.html
- Robert Eklund’s Tok Pisin Page: http://roberteklund.info/PNG-TokPisin.htm
- Corpus of Tok Pisin folk tales: http://www.tokpisin.org/index.shtml
- Tokpisin Grammar Workbook for English Speakers. A Practical Approach to Learning the Sentence Structure of Melanesian Pidgin (or Tokpisin): http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED401761.pdf
- Questionaire for Unserdeutsch, consisting of English sentences with their Tok Pisin translations: https://www.philhist.uni-augsburg.de/lehrstuehle/germanistik/sprachwissenschaft/Unserdeutsch/downloads/fragebuch-endversion-29_6_2015-1.pdf
- At the Open Language Archive: http://www.language-archives.org/language/tpi
* Unserdeutsch (Rabaul Creole German)
- Wikipedia: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unserdeutsch
- Information page of the University of Augsburg (Germany) with rich material: https://www.philhist.uni-augsburg.de/lehrstuehle/germanistik/sprachwissenschaft/Unserdeutsch/
- Information page of the Gesellschaft für bedrohte Sprachen: http://www.uni-koeln.de/gbs/unserdeutsch/index.html
- example text Rumpelstiltskin: http://www.uni-koeln.de/gbs/unserdeutsch/rumpelstiltskin.html
- At the Open Language Archive: http://www.language-archives.org/language/uln
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