Ibero-Asian Creoles : Comparative Perspectives

Starting In 1498, Contact Between Ibero-romance And Asian Languages Has Taken Place Along A Vast Stretch Of The Coastlines Of Continental And Insular Asia, Producing A String Of Contact Varieties Which Are Among The Least Visible In The Field Of Creole Studies. This Volume, The First One Dedicated To The Portuguese- And Spanish-lexified Creoles Of Asia, Brings Together Comparative Studies On Various Issues Across The Ibero-asian Creoles And Beyond, By Specialists In These Languages. This Type Of Cross-linguistic Analysis Allows Progress On Many Fronts, Including The Reconstruction Of Past Stages Of The Languages, The Explanation Of Observed Similarities And Differences, The Identification And Consolidation Of Typological/taxonomic Clusters, Or The Assessment Of The Linguistic Effects Of Different Contact Equations. The Volume Provides A Timely Window Onto Aspects Of Current Research On The Ibero-asian Creoles, Including Unsettled Debates And Ways In Which Their Study Can Contribute To Advance Several Areas Of Linguistic Enquiry.