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ADJECTIVAL INFLECTION IN AFRIKAANS DIACHRONICS: AN ARGUMENT AGAINST THE VALIDITY OF CREOLIZATION CHECKLISTS

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 May 2002

Ernst F. Kotzé
Ernst F. Kotzé
Affiliation:
University of Port Elizabeth
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Abstract

The study of adjectival inflection in Afrikaans provides evidence against the supposition that deflection is a necessary consequence of creolization. In particular, the expected outcome did not materialize in Cape Vernacular Afrikaans, a nonstandard variety that was exposed to creolization conditions substantially more than the standard variety. The analysis presented here is a refutation of rather simplistic characterizations of language varieties by means of checklists of linguistic features.

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Research Article
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Journal of Germanic Linguistics , Volume 13 , Issue 4 , December 2001 , pp. 381 - 391
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© Society for Germanic Linguistics

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