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- Title
Word prosody of African versus European-origin words in Afro-European creoles.
- Authors
Agostinho, Ana Lívia
- Abstract
This paper is concerned with word-prosodic systems of Afro-European creole languages that show a correlation between the lexical origin (African vs. European) and prosodic pattern. The discussion is based on the evidence from four languages: Saramaccan, Nigerian Pidgin English, Pichi, and Lung'Ie. I examine how the study of word-prosodic systems of creoles can contribute to phonological typology and to the debate of whether creoles are different from non-creoles. I hypothesize that such systems are the result of extreme language contact and can only be found in creole languages. The existence of these systems further confirms that sociohistorical processes – such as historic contact – can shape phonological systems. Finally, I conclude that the analysis of African-origin words is crucial to further our understanding of creole phonology.
- Subjects
LANGUAGE &; languages; PHONOTACTICS; PHONETICS; PHONOLOGY; SARAMACCAN language
- Publication
Linguistic Typology, 2023, Vol 27, Issue 2, p481
- ISSN
1430-0532
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1515/lingty-2022-0043