Hawaiʻi creole English : a typological analysis of the tense-mood-aspect system

Are there common specific patterns in the Tense-Mood-Aspect systems of Creoles? Do Creoles constitute a structural type of language? This in-depth synchronic description of the Tense-Mood-Aspect system of contemporary Hawai'i Creole English, is a language-internal analysis based on extensive first-hand data, both written and spoken. The language variety has been used as a basis for major linguistic hypotheses - a strength of this book is the use of a language-independent typological framework, placing the system in a cross-linguistic perspective. Cover......Page 1 Contents......Page 8 List of Tables......Page 10 List of Figures......Page 11 List of Abbreviations......Page 12 Acknowledgements......Page 15 1 Introduction......Page 18 1.1 Earlier studies on TMA in HCE......Page 21 1.2 HCE and the study of creole languages......Page 23 1.3 The present book......Page 25 Notes......Page 28 2.1 General background of HCE......Page 29 2.2 Data......Page 32 Notes......Page 47 3.1 Tense......Page 49 3.2 Aspect......Page 53 3.3 Modality......Page 57 3.4 General on notations......Page 59 Notes......Page 61 4.1 The base form......Page 62 4.2 The -s form......Page 66 4.3 The past tense......Page 69 4.4 The future tense......Page 72 4.5 On the copula......Page 81 4.6 Summary......Page 84 Notes......Page 86 5.1 The construction wen VERB......Page 87 5.2 Intraterminals in HCE......Page 98 5.3 Habitual......Page 111 5.4 The completive marker pau......Page 114 5.5 The construction had VERB......Page 116 5.6 Intensification......Page 119 5.7 Summary......Page 120 Notes......Page 123 6 Modality in HCE......Page 126 6.1 Imperative versus try VERB......Page 127 6.2 can VERB......Page 129 6.3 cannot versus no can......Page 133 6.4 have to and gotta (gaDa)......Page 136 6.5 better VERB......Page 142 6.6 must and might......Page 144 6.8 Summary......Page 149 Notes......Page 151 7 The Basic TMA System in HCE......Page 153 7.1 Summary of the HCE TMA system......Page 154 7.2 HCE and creole studies......Page 169 Notes......Page 179 Appendix 1 Texts......Page 180 Appendix 2 Verbs Occurring with wen: Types & Tokens......Page 208 Bibliography......Page 210 General Index......Page 217 Example Index......Page 228 Informant Index......Page 231 Are There Common Specific Patterns In The Tense-mood-aspect Systems Of Creoles? Do Creoles Constitute A Structural Type Of Language? In This Thorough Description Of The Tense-mood-aspect (tma) System Of Contemporary Hawaiì Creole English (hce), The System Is Described On The Language's Own Terms, In Order To Provide As Objective As Possible An Analysis. The Language-internal Analysis Is Based On Extensive Data, Both Written And Spoken, Collected Through Repeated Fieldwork. Once Defined, The Hce Tma System Is Placed In A Cross-linguistic Perspective, By Use Of Large-scale Typological Studies. The General Implications Of This Study Are That, With Respect To The Tma System, Hce Does Not Notably Deviate From Overall Tendencies Of Other, Non-creole, Languages Of The World. The Study Also Shows That There Is Variation In The Hce Tma System, Both With Respect To Geography And Register. Moreover, It Shows That The Hce Tma System Differs Notably From The System In Standard English.--book Jacket. Introduction -- Studying Hawai'i Creole English -- The Framework Of This Study -- Tense Categories In Hawai'i Creole English -- Aspectual Categories In Hawai'i Creole English -- Modality In Hawai'i Creole English -- The Basic Tma System In Hawai'i Creole English -- Appendix 1: Texts -- Appendix 2: Verbs Occurring With Wen: Types And Tokens -- Bibliography -- General Index -- Example Index -- Informant Index Viveka Velupillai. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 193-199) And Indexes.