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With English and Portuguese as parent languages; the significant lexical retention of African languages; and the relative isolation of its speakers, Saramaccan has always stood out among Creole languages. Yet despite its obvious interest Saramaccan received little in the way of scholarly study. This groundbraking monograph dispels the mystery surrounding Saramaccan and provides strong evidence for a new approach to Creole origins. The study is carried out within the government-binding framework. The author shows how Saramaccan comes close to demonstrating what constitues the irreducible minimu

Grammaticale functie. --- Grammatische Relation. --- Langues créoles (anglaises) --- Saramacca (Langue). --- Saramaccaans. --- Saramaccan language --- Saramakkisch. --- Serial verb constructions. --- Grammaire --- Complement. --- Syntax. --- Creolan languages --- Grammar --- Creole dialects, English