New Titles

The former Portuguese Creole
of Batavia and Tugu
By Philippe Maurer, 358 (vi + 352) pages, ISBN 13: 9781903292211, £ 27.95, December 2011
The former Portuguese Creole of Batavia and Tugu by Philippe Maurer

This is the first detailed study in English of the Portuguese Creole formerly spoken in what is now Jakarta in Indonesia. It includes chapters on:

· spelling and phonology
· morphosyntax
· word formation
· Malay, Javanese, Dutch, and Indo-Portuguese influence
· Texts
· Batavia and Tugu – English wordlist
· English – Batavia and Tugu wordlist

It also includes bibiographic references, two appendices, an index, and reproductions of
more than a dozen illustrations relating to speakers of this language.

Tristan da Cunha and the Tristanians
By Daniel Schreier & Karen Lavarello-Schreier. 144 (viii + 136) pages, more than 80 photographs and other illustrations, with maps, bibliography and index. ISBN 9781903292266, £11.95, June 2011
Tristand da Cunha and the Tristanians by Daniel Schreier & Karren Lavarello-Schreier

This book aims to provide readers with just about everything they might want to know concerning the remote island of Tristan da Cunha and the people who live there. Its chapters cover its history, environment, its people, their way of life, and its unique variety of English. There are also sections on how to get there and what it offers visitors, as well as a glossary of the island's dialect. The authors are Daniel Schreier and his Tristanian wife Karen who together provide a unique blend of insider knowledge with academic rigour.

2012 titles

Black through White
Black through White. African words and calques which survived slavery in Creoles and transplanted European languages. Edited by Angela Bartens & Philip Baker with articles by these editors and also Joseph Farquharson, Anthony Grant, George Huttar, Silvia Kouwenberg, John Ladhams, Mikael Parkvall, and Nicolas Quint. Ca. 370 pages, ISBN 9781903292129, £ 24.95, April 2012.
Black through White

This book explores the significance of the semantic domains and word classes to which the Africanisms in a range of Creoles and transplanted European languages belong, as well as seeking to relate the African source languages to what is known of the settlement history of the territories concerned.


 

Norfolk Island

Norfolk Island. History. People. Environment. Language, edited by Peter Mühlhäusler & Joshua Nash. Ca. 150 pages, ISBN 9781903292259, £ 11.95, June 2012.
Norfolk Island

This is an information-packed handbook on Norfolk Island located between Australia and New Zealand. It traces the history of the Bounty mutineers from their initial south sea "paradise" through the rapid descent into a murderous hell on Pitcairn Island, followed by a deeply religious period and then relocation to the "near-paradise" of Norfolk Island. The book concentrates on the lives and culture of Norfolk's inhabitants today but demonstrates how much their ancestors' extraordinary past still plays a dominant role in the daily life of their descendants.

Afrolex

Afrolex. Africal lexical influences in Creoles and transplanted European languages, compiled by Mikael Parkvall.  Ca. 200 pages, ISBN 9781903292273, £ 19.95, June 2012.

Afrolex

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