Molyé: A Corpus-based Approach to Language Contact in Colonial France

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2408.04554v1
• Date: Thu, 8 Aug 2024 16:09:40 GMT
• Title: Molyé: A Corpus-based Approach to Language Contact in Colonial France
• Authors: Rasul Dent, Juliette Janès, Thibault Clérice, Pedro Ortiz Suarez, Benoît Sagot,
• Abstract summary: Moly'e corpus combines stereotypical representations of language variation in Europe with early attested French-based Creole languages. It is intended to facilitate future research on the continuity between contact situations in Europe and Creolophone (former) colonies.
• Score: 10.054303678856536
• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Abstract: Whether or not several Creole languages which developed during the early modern period can be considered genetic descendants of European languages has been the subject of intense debate. This is in large part due to the absence of evidence of intermediate forms. This work introduces a new open corpus, the Moly\'e corpus, which combines stereotypical representations of three kinds of language variation in Europe with early attestations of French-based Creole languages across a period of 400 years. It is intended to facilitate future research on the continuity between contact situations in Europe and Creolophone (former) colonies.

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