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Ndyuka: A Descriptive Grammar
George L. Huttar and Mary L. Huttar, University of Texas
This volume constitutes what is perhaps the most thorough description of a Creole language to date. Following the Descriptive Grammar Series outline, it provides detailed coverage of a full range of grammatical, phonological and lexical information, written with the interests of formalists and functionalists, creolists and students of language universals and typology in mind. Expressions of linguistic judgements by both native and trained native speakers of Ndyuka combine with close study of texts to provide a solid basis for the work. More than two thousand examples of constructions and forms are considered in context and these give the careful reader a rich picture of all the structural and functional aspects of this radical creole. The authors' close acquaintance with the Ndyuka language community spans more than 25 years, and allows the intuitions of Ndyuka speakers to show through clearly. Numerous cross references and an index of forms and topics of special interest supplement the detailed table of contents, facilitating the testing of hypotheses on language universals, typology, creolization, and processes such as clefting, relativization and verb serialization. 640 pages. Hardback. Shipping weight 2 lbs.

$375

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Advanced Haitian-Creole Reader
Thomas Cremaer, Editor
In 1990 Dunwoody Press published the Haitian-Creole Newspaper Reader, which contained forty-two selections mainly taken from radio broadcasts from Haiti. The selections ranged on the Interagency Language Roundtable (ILR) scale from 2 to 3+. Since the publication of the reader interest in Haitian-Creole has increased, especially for advanced texts of a more literary nature. The Advanced Haitian-Creole Reader is an attempt to meet this need. It includes twenty-four selections that demonstrate the richness of the language and the culture. The text, ranging from ILR Level 3 to 4+, presents a variety of genres including history, politics, literature, philosophy, voodoo, and poetry. 2007, 141 pages, hardbound.

$130

Haitian Creole Newspaper Reader
Kate Howe, Lyonel Desmarattes
This Reader is an introduction to Haitian language, culture and politics for a linguistically sophisticated beginner. The forty-two selections are intended to provide students who already have some knowledge of the language with practice in reading. Included is a background study of the language situation in Haiti, notes on pidgin and creole languages, a reference grammar, and a composite glossary. With two 60 min. audio cassette recordings of the articles read by a native speaker. 1990, 210 pages, hardbound.

Book and 2 cassettes
$105

Tales of Clovis Crawfish
French songs and French-Acadian words of everyday Cajun life are interspersed throughout these stories, read in English to the delight of children and adults everywhere. 1 cassette. Shipping weight 1 lb.

$18.95

Haitian Creole - English Dictionary
Jean Targète, Raphael G. Urciolo
With 10,000 entries, including many illustrative phrases and examples of usage, this book brings Creole lexicography forward. English translations are supplied for the Creole sentences used as examples.

Hardback
$108
Softcover
$76

Haitian Creole Oxford Picture Dictionary
Pictures convey meaning more clearly than words alone. The Oxford English/French Picture Dictionary presents over 2,400 words in both English and French, clearly depicted on 102 pages of full-color, contextualized illustrations. Vocabulary is introduced within 82 topics, which range from basics as food, clothing, and shelter to more specific topics such as the space program, occupations, and sports. An English index includes all the vocabulary words with a clear, easy-to-follow pronunciation guide, and a second index in French is also included. This dictionary can be used at all levels, by all ages, to teach all language skills; with the components, it provides a complete language development program. It's an invaluable resource every student and teacher needs to have. 2,400 words and color pictures, 82 topics (fruits, anatomy, geography, etc.).

$27.95