Putting Matawai on the Surinamese Linguistic Map * - Inalco - Institut National des Langues et Civilisations Orientales Accéder directement au contenu
Article Dans Une Revue Journal of Pidgin and Creole Languages Année : 2017

Putting Matawai on the Surinamese Linguistic Map *

Bettina Migge
  • Fonction : Auteur
  • PersonId : 846364

Résumé

The creoles of Suriname have figured prominently in research on creole languages. However, one variety, Matawai, has to date remained completely unresearched. This paper attempts to address this lacuna. It discusses its history and selected areas of grammar in order to assess the place of Matawai among its sister languages and its development. The linguistic analysis draws on recordings from 2013 and the 1970s. The paper provides evidence to support the view that Matawai is most closely related to Saamaka. However, there are also features that are unique to Matawai and those that appear to be due to either patterns of language contact with the other creoles of Suriname or common inheritance. The paper argues that systematic corpus-based analysis of lesser-used varieties provides new insights into existing debates.
Fichier principal
Vignette du fichier
Migge_2017_Matawai.pdf (509.91 Ko) Télécharger le fichier
Origine : Fichiers produits par l'(les) auteur(s)
Loading...

Dates et versions

hal-01495044 , version 1 (24-03-2017)

Licence

Copyright (Tous droits réservés)

Identifiants

  • HAL Id : hal-01495044 , version 1

Citer

Bettina Migge. Putting Matawai on the Surinamese Linguistic Map *. Journal of Pidgin and Creole Languages, 2017, 32 (2), pp.233-262. ⟨hal-01495044⟩
119 Consultations
1301 Téléchargements

Partager

Gmail Facebook X LinkedIn More