Berbice dutch creole is a language formerly widely spoken in the former dutch colony of berbice, which became in the early 19th century part of the british colony of british guiana, now guyana. A grammar of berbice dutch creole by silvia kouwenberg, 97831107361, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Loss in berbice dutch creole negative constructions article pdf available in linguistics 385. This completely updated new edition covers the new spelling system introduced in 1997 and the latest reform of 2005. They are the last surviving speakers of a language which at one time was the vernacular of the dutchowned berbice colony.
Three dutch creoles in comparison journal of germanic. Echoes of berbice dutch creole oh beautiful guyana by. Dutchlanguage forotherusesofdutch,seedutchdisambiguation. African words and calques in creoles and transplanted european languages, pp. Prices do not include postage and handling if applicable. A grammar of berbice dutch creole, by silvia kouwenberg. A grammar of berbice dutch creole by silvia kouwenberg. A grammar of berbice dutch creole issue 12 of grammar library volume 12 of mouton grammar library. This dutch commercial concern administered the colony, known as essequibo, for more than 170 years. More than any other area of the grammar, tensemoodaspect tma has provided evidence to fuel the. Get a detailed look at the language, from population to dialects and usage. A grammar and workbook grammar workbooks englisch taschenbuch 17.
While access to all content on the website is free, this e. This graph shows the place of berbice creole dutch within the cloud of all living languages. The handbook of pidgin and creole studies wiley online books. There is far more to tell about this language and interested ones should at least consult silvia kouwenbergs dissertation and the work of ian robertson on the discovery of the language in the 1970s.
This book is ideal for study independently or with a teacher. There is an additional rule called v2 in main clauses, which moves the finite inflected for subject verb into the second position in the sentence. As not much is known about negation systems in noneuropean languages, the first aim of the volume is to. Cassettes recorded by native dutch speakers are also available. Her publications include a grammar of berbice dutch 1994, papiamentu with eric murray, 1994, and twice as meaningful. Dutch a comprehensive grammar download ebook pdf, epub. If you prefer to read the grammar pages of this website in paper format, you will certainly appreciate this pdfversion 355 pages.
The volume is organized to promote a thorough understanding, and offers a stimulating analysis of the complexities of the language, while providing clear explanations. Dutch nederlands isawestgermaniclanguage thatisspokenintheeuropeanunionbyabout23mil. They grew up and for the most part still live in a particular section of the berbice river area of guyana. Signpost, april 2000 i have long sought a book which was able to clearly, though not necessarily simply, describe the dutch language in a logical and comprehensible manner. Dutch word order is underlyingly sov subjectobjectverb.
Because of this, sentences with only one verb appear with svo subjectverbobject or vso verbsubjectobject order. Typologically, berbice dutch appears closer to dutch than the other two. Berbice dutch is a unique creole language from which the african influence can be traced to one language which is spoken in nigeria. Although under the general jurisdiction of this private group, the settlement, named berbice, was governed separately. Colloquial dutch is a practical course in everyday written and spoken dutch requiring no prior knowledge of the language.
Pdf loss in berbice dutch creole negative constructions. A comprehensive grammar is a complete reference guide to modern dutch grammar. The dutch grammar is known to be hard sometimes, but with this course including plenty of fun exercises and audio material, learning the rules and exceptions is easier and more pleasant for you. The book is clearly organized by topic, and individual topics can be found easily via the table of contents andor the index. Audio projects on the dutch grammar forum laura speaks dutch podcast by bieneke berendsen. Berbice dutch creole in collection meertens institute. Kouwenberg, silvia, 1960 grammar of berbice dutch creole. This collection of articles offers descriptions of the negation system in 16 languages. Berbice dutch, once the vernacular of the dutchowned berbice and canje plantation areas of what is now guyana south america, is a vo language, even though both its substrate ijo, the kala. Throughout, the emphasis is on dutch as used by presentday nativespeakers.
From ov to vo linguistic negotiation in the development of. Loss in berbice dutch creole negative constructions1. That berbice dutch bd constitutes an atypical case of african lexical influence was first. Grammar of berbice cutch creole mouton grammar library english and creole edition creole hardcover november 1, 1993 by silvia kouwenberg author visit amazons silvia kouwenberg page. Dutch a comprehensive grammar 2nd edition it will be indispensable for all englishspeaking serious students of the dutch language. Dutch and englishlexicon creole elements in guyanese worksongs. Grammar of berbice cutch creole mouton grammar library english and creole edition. Early morphology in berbice dutch and source language. The last speakers of this language were found in the 1970s by ian robertson, living on the upper reaches of the berbice river in and around the area of. Pdf pidgin grammar download full pdf book download.
The recommendations below are based on my own opinion or on those that i trust. Journal of pidgin and creole languages, volume, issue 2, jan 1998, p. The last known berbice dutch creole speaker is bertha bell, who was 103 years old when last interviewed by ian robertson and a uwi linguistics research team in march 2004. After sketching the historical background to the emergence of berbice dutch bd in the dutchowned berbice colony, i consider the composition of the bd lexicon, showing that this creole language received input from three linguistic sources, one european dutch, mainly southwestern varieties, one african one or several eastern ijo lects, and one native american arawak. Typology of mixed languages chapter 8 the cambridge. Berbice creole dutch in the language cloud ethnologue.
More than any other area of the grammar, tensemoodaspect tma has provided evidence to fuel the ongoing debates about creole genesis and about the relevance of pidgin and creole phenomena to language theory more generally. Each volume offers a comprehensive grammatical description of a single language together with fully analyzed sample texts and, if appropriate, a word list and other relevant information which is available on the language in question. Each language in the world is represented by a small dot that is placed on the grid in relation to its user population in the vertical axis and its level of development or endangerment in the horizontal axis, with the largest and strongest languages in the upper left and the smallest and weakest. The breakdown on the language is said to be 30% is of eastern ijaw kalabari west african origins. The period 16211675, which is the lifetime of the first dutch west india company, 1 is of most interest for the purpose of establishing the sociohistorical context of the formation of skepi dutch and berbice dutch, the dutchlexifier creoles of essequibo and berbice, respectively.
Silvia kouwenberg is senior lecturer in the department of language, linguistics and philosophy at the university of the west indies mona, jamaica. Click download or read online button to get dutch a comprehensive grammar book now. Berbice dutch, once the vernacular of the dutchowned berbice and canje plantation areas of what is now guyana south america, is a vo language, even though both its substrate ijo, the. Unescojlu caribbean indigenous and endangered languages. An extinct creole language formerly spoken in guyana.
In many instances, inferences have to be drawn from later. A grammar and workbook comprises an accessible reference grammar and related exercises in a single volume this workbook presents twentyfive individual grammar points in realistic contexts, providing a grammatical approach which will allow students not already familiar with these structures to become accustomed to their use. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. A grammar of berbice dutch creole, by silvia kouwenberg authors. Well have it back up and running as soon as possible. Buy a grammar of berbice dutch creole by silvia kouwenberg from waterstones today. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Berbice dutch creole combines leftheadedness and svo order with features which are. Mareile schramm this book presents an empirical study of syllable structure and phonotactic restructuring in six caribbean creoles with dutch, english and french as main lexifier languages. This free, online course about the dutch grammar gives you a complete overview of the different topics of the grammar.
The company established a second colony, on the berbice river southeast of essequibo, in 1627. Dutch linguist silvia kouwenberg also did further investigations on the language and published a grammar in 1994. Grammar of berbice cutch creole mouton grammar library english and creole edition kouwenberg, silvia on. Jamaica investigated the creole language, publishing its grammar in 1993. Grammar of berbice cutch creole mouton grammar library. Prices in gbp apply to orders placed in great britain only. Pidgin and creole tensemoodaspect systems edited by john. A comprehensive grammar is a complete reference to modern dutch grammar.
In this article, the lexical and grammatical data from the three creoles are compared. This is a short but comprehensive guide to dutch grammar. It answers all the grammatical questions that any beginning or intermediate englishspeaking student of dutch is likely to have. Reduplication in pidgins, creoles and other contact languages edited, 2003.
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