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THE SURVIVAL OF INFLECTIONAL MORPHOLOGY IN FRENCH-RELATED CREOLES

The Role of SLA Processes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 June 2003

Angelika Becker  and
Tonjes Veenstra
Angelika Becker
Affiliation:
Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences
Tonjes Veenstra
Affiliation:
Free University Berlin
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In traditional classifications of languages by inflectional subsystems, both creole languages and the results of untutored SLA (interlanguages) are classified as isolating. We focus on remnants of verbal inflectional morphology in French-related creoles and ask: (a) Can the properties of verbal morphology be attributed to SLA, and (b) what does this imply for creole genesis? We show how acquisition of inflectional morphology occurs in learner varieties of French from a basic variety perspective. We discuss reflexes of French inflectional morphology that survived the creolization process, resulting in a long–short opposition of verb forms: Across creoles, different grammatical properties are marked by this opposition. Finally, we consider the implications for creole genesis theories and propose a three-generational scenario of creolization with multiple agents.

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Research Article
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Studies in Second Language Acquisition , Volume 25 , Issue 2 , June 2003 , pp. 283 - 306
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© 2003 Cambridge University Press

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