R Nierse wrote:
> There are two theories: one says that Creoles look alike because they
> reflect the basic grammar in our heads (Chomsky). The other says that
all
> pidgins/creoles originate from one ancestral pidgin, located
somewhere in
> West Africa or the Mediterranean (Lingua Franca?), that the slaves
brought
> with them when they were shipped to other places.
How does the second theory explain such creoles as Russenorsk
and Chinook Jargon? There can't possibly have been any African
slaves influencing Russenorsk (Russian/Norwegian).
> My son (15 months) is suffering from LAAD as well. He is copying
intonation
> patterns right now.
What's that?
Ok. Let me ask again:
Does a creole with English as lexifier and a bantulanguage
as grammifier look different from an English/Chinese creole
regarding the grammar? I.e. does the grammar look the same
regardless of what language is the base of the grammar?
Daniel Andreasson