Transfer and the Substrate Hypothesis in Creolistics.

Mufwene, Salikoko S.

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Publication Date: 1990

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Transfer and the Substrate Hypothesis in Creolistics.

Mufwene, Salikoko S.

Studies in Second Language Acquisition, v12 n1 p1-23 Mar 1990

Proposes a reinterpretation of the language bioprogram hypothesis to show how substrate influence and bioprogrammatic factors may all be invoked to account for various complementary aspects of creole genesis. A contextual and weighted interpretation of markedness shows the selective application of substrate influence in creolization and transfer in second-language acquisition. (130 references) (Author/CB)

Descriptors: Creoles, Language Variation, Linguistic Borrowing, Linguistic Theory, Second Language Learning, Transfer of Training, Uncommonly Taught Languages

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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