LINGUIST List 29.4600
Mon Nov 19 2018
Books: Semantic Extensions, Pidgins, and Autonomy: a Study of Kamtok: Echitchi
Editor for this issue: Jeremy Coburn <jecoburnlinguistlist.org>
Date: 07-Nov-2018
From: Ulrich Ulrich <contact
lincom.eu>
Subject: Semantic Extensions, Pidgins, and Autonomy: a Study of Kamtok: Echitchi
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Series Title: LINCOM Studies in Pidgin & Creole Linguistics 19
Published: 2018
Publisher: Lincom GmbH
http://www.lincom-shop.eu
Book URL:
http://lincom-shop.eu/LSPCL-19-Semantic-Extensions-Pidgins-and-Autonomy-a-Study-of-Kamtok/en Author: Raymond Echitchi
Paperback: ISBN: 9783862889082 Pages: 113 Price: Europe EURO 62.80
Abstract:
This work is a scientific venture into the semantics of Kamtok, the variety of West African Pidgin English (WAPE) spoken in Cameroon. It arose from the need to carry out more linguistic studies on this linguistic variety. As a matter of fact, most research works on Kamtok have dealt with sociolinguistic issues, thus overlooking the variety’s purely linguistic aspects. This study therefore falls within cognitive semantics, building on the Idealised Cognitive Models (ICM’s) approach as developed by Lakoff (1987) and focusing on the study of specific English words found in the Kamtok translation of the Gospel according to Saint Matthew. The findings of this research endeavour demonstrate that though Kamtok words mostly originate from the English language, these words have developed new meanings, which are often the result of Kamtok speakers’ background and experiences. Based on this, the author argues that Kamtok should not be considered as a mere variety of English, but rather as a fully autonomous language.
Linguistic Field(s): Cognitive Science
Language Documentation
Typology
Subject Language(s):
Pidgin, Cameroon (wes) Written In: English (eng)
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