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Modalit�s Pr�dicatives, Modalit�s Aspectuelles et Auxiliaires en Cr�ole � Base Lexicale Fran�aise de la Guyane Fran�aise (XVIIIe - XXe Si�cles)

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ISBN-10: 3484522836

ISBN-13: 9783484522831

Edition: 1997

Authors: Daniel Schlupp

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The study takes its initial bearings from the theoretical framework established by B. Comrie, D. Bickerton and J. Bernabé and presents an analysis of the functioning of the tense-modality-aspect system in simple and complex sentences of contemporary and historical Guyanese creole. Also examined are the complementary systems of aspectual modality and auxiliaries, the behaviour of modal verbs etc. The analysis is based on texts available in Guyanese creole and grammaticality tests conducted during two research sojourns in French Guyana in 1992. The findings prove that the tense-modality-aspect system of Guyanan does not conform to the proto-creole or basilectal system proposed by D.…    
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Book details

List price: $104.95
Copyright year: 1997
Publisher: Verlag Max Niemeyer
Publication date: 1/1/1997
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 557
Size: 6.10" wide x 9.06" long
Weight: 2.178