{"product_id":"9780631229025","title":"The Handbook of Pidgin and Creole Studies","description":"\u003ch3\u003eBlackwell Handbooks in Linguistics\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eThe Handbook of Pidgin and Creole Studies\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSilvia Kouwenberg | John Victor Singler\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage Arts \u0026amp; Disciplines \/ Linguistics \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eFeaturing an international contributor list, this long-awaited and broad-ranging collection examines the key issues, topics and research in pidgin and creole studies.  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eA comprehensive reference work exploring the treatment of core aspects of pidgins\/creoles, focusing on the questions that animate creole studies\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBrings together newly-commissioned entries by an international contributor team\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAccessibly structured into four sections covering: the character of pidgins and creoles; the relation of pidgins\/creoles to other language phenomena and other languages; issues in pidgin\/creole genesis; and the role of pidgins\/creoles in society\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides a valuable resource for students, scholars and researchers working across a number linguistic disciplines, including sociolinguistics, historical linguistics, and the anthropology of language\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cb\u003eSilvia Kouwenberg\u003c\/b\u003e is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Language, Linguistics and Philosophy at the University of the West Indies (Mona, Jamaica). Her publications include \u003ci\u003eA Grammar of Berbice Dutch\u003c\/i\u003e (1994), \u003ci\u003ePapiamentu\u003c\/i\u003e (with Eric Murray, 1994), and \u003ci\u003eTwice as Meaningful: Reduplication in Pidgins, Creoles and Other Contact Languages\u003c\/i\u003e (edited, 2003).  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Victor Singler\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Linguistics at New York University. His publications include \u003ci\u003eAn Introduction to Liberian English\u003c\/i\u003e (1981) and \u003ci\u003ePidgin and Creole Tense-Mood-Aspect Systems\u003c\/i\u003e (edited, 1990).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e10 December 2008\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780631229025\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e704\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e48.96\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44380408578188,"sku":"9780631229025","price":62.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780631229025.jpg?v=1780115817","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9780631229025","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}