29.4600, Books: Semantic Extensions, Pidgins, and Autonomy: a Study of Kamtok: Echitchi

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Subject: 29.4600, Books: Semantic Extensions, Pidgins, and Autonomy: a Study of Kamtok: Echitchi

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Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2018 16:59:09
From: Ulrich Ulrich [contact at lincom.eu]
Subject: Semantic Extensions, Pidgins, and Autonomy: a Study of Kamtok: Echitchi

 


Title: Semantic Extensions, Pidgins, and Autonomy: a Study of Kamtok 
Series Title: LINCOM Studies in Pidgin & Creole Linguistics 19  

Publication Year: 2018 
Publisher: Lincom GmbH
	   http://www.lincom-shop.eu
	

Book URL: http://lincom-shop.eu/LSPCL-19-Semantic-Extensions-Pidgins-and-Autonomy-a-Study-of-Kamtok/en 


Author: Raymond Echitchi

Paperback: ISBN:  9783862889082 Pages: 113 Price: Europe EURO 62.80


Abstract:

This work is a scientific venture into the semantics of Kamtok, the variety of
West African Pidgin English (WAPE) spoken in Cameroon. It arose from the need
to carry out more linguistic studies on this linguistic variety. As a matter
of fact, most research works on Kamtok have dealt with sociolinguistic issues,
thus overlooking the variety’s purely linguistic aspects. This study therefore
falls within cognitive semantics, building on the Idealised Cognitive Models
(ICM’s) approach as developed by Lakoff (1987) and focusing on the study of
specific English words found in the Kamtok translation of the Gospel according
to Saint Matthew. The findings of this research endeavour demonstrate that
though Kamtok words mostly originate from the English language, these words
have developed new meanings, which are often the result of Kamtok speakers’
background and experiences. Based on this, the author argues that Kamtok
should not be considered as a mere variety of English, but rather as a fully
autonomous language.
 



Linguistic Field(s): Cognitive Science
                     Language Documentation
                     Typology

Subject Language(s): Pidgin, Cameroon (wes)


Written In: English  (eng)

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