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Relexification in Creole Genesis: The Case of Demonstrative Terms in Haitian Creole
- Source: Journal of Pidgin and Creole Languages, Volume 12, Issue 2, Jan 1997, p. 181 - 201
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Abstract
The purpose of this paper is twofold. First, I present a formal representation of the process of relexification hypothesized to play a role in the formation of creole languages. Second, I show how this process operates on the basis of a subset of Haitian data.
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