Download or read book Pa Nu Papia Kriolu written by Manuel da Luz Gonçalves and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Pa nu papia Kriolu written by Manuel Gonçalves and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Variation Selection Development written by Regine Eckardt and published by Walter de Gruyter. This book was released on 2008-08-27 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Can language change be modelled as an evolutionary process? Can notions like variation, selection and competition be fruitfully applied to facts of language development? The present volume ties together various strands of linguistic research which can bring us towards an answer to these questions. In one of the youngest and rapidly growing areas of linguistic research, mathematical models and simulations of competition based developments have been applied to instances of language change. By matching the predicted and observed developmental trends, researchers gauge existing models to the needs of linguistic applications and evaluate the fruitfulness of evolutionary models in linguistics. The present volume confronts these studies with more empirically-based studies in creolization and historical language change which bear on key concepts of evolutionary models. What does it mean for a linguistic construction to survive its competitors? How do the interacting factors in phases of creolization differ from those in ordinary language change, and how - consequently - might Creole languages differ structurally from older languages? Some of the authors, finally, also address the question how different aspects of our linguistic competence tie in with our more elementary cognitive capacities. The volume contains contributions by Brady Clark et al., Elly van Gelderen, Alain Kihm, Manfred Krifka, Wouter Kusters, Robert van Rooij, Anette Rosenbach, John McWhorter, Teresa Satterfield, Michael Tomasello and Elizabeth C. Traugott. The book brings together contributions from two areas of research: the study of language evolution by means of methods from artifical intelligence/artificial life (like computer simulations and analytic mathematical methods) on the one hand, and empirically oriented research from historical linguistics and creolisation studies that uses concepts from evolutionary theory as a heuristic tool in a qualitative way. The book is thus interesting for readers from both traditions because it supplies them with information about relevant ongoing research and useful methods and data from the other camp.

Download or read book Lusophone Africa written by Fernando Arenas and published by U of Minnesota Press. This book was released on 2011 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Situates the cultures of Portuguese-speaking Africa within the postcolonial, global era.

Download or read book Tiagu and Vovo written by Djofa Tavares and published by . This book was released on 2022-02-20 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tiagu and Vovo is a children's fiction picture book. With translation in Capeverdean Creole. A young boy, Tiagu moves to the United States from Cabo Verde to live with his grandfather Vovo. To help Tiagu feel comfortable in his new country, Vovo teaches him English, but reminds him not to forget Caboverdean Creole, his native language. They spend the summer preparing for school in the fall. When the day finally arrives for Tiagu to go to school, he is nervous and isn't sure what to expect. Will he be ready?

Download or read book African Islands written by Toyin Falola and published by Rochester Studies in African H. This book was released on 2019 with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores the culturally complex and cosmopolitan histories and of islands off the African coast

Download or read book Cabo Verdeans in the United States written by Terza A. Silva Lima-Neves and published by Lexington Books. This book was released on 2024-05-15 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the last thirty years, there has been a shift in the Cabo Verdean community in the ways it perceives itself ethnically and racially, in the creation of opportunities for socio-economic mobility, and in the pursuit of new migratory patterns within the United States to take advantage of these opportunities. Existing scholarship on the historical and contemporary experiences of Cabo Verdeans in the US has been hyper-focused on racial and ethnic identities, neglecting the space for Cabo Verdeans to share their stories, which makes this collection unique. Cabo Verdeans in the United States: Twenty-First Century Critical Perspectives edited by Terza A. Silva Lima-Neves centers Cabo Verdean stories as told by Cabo Verdeans to explore community building and challenges in the twenty-first century. The contributors examine questions of solidarity, loss of innocence, and what it means to live authentically and exist intentionally in safe spaces. They offer critical reflections on traditional cultural gender norms, and they discuss the intersections of cultural stigmas, mental and physical health, and access to care. Using interviews and personal experiences, the contributors challenge existing Cabo Verdean scholars to see the value in documenting their experiences and contributions in the United States.

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Download or read book Cimboa written by and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Revista caboverdiana de letras, artes e estudos = a journal of letters, arts and studies.

Download or read book Historical Dictionary of the Republic of Cape Verde written by Richard Lobban and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A reference guide to the history of one of Africa's smallest, poorest countries, with alphabetically arranged entries discussing important events and individuals, a detailed introduction, a chronology, and a bibliography.

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Download or read book West Africa written by Richard Trillo and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 1388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Travel guide.