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Book: Haitian Creole

Chapter: The Structure of the Haitian Creole Lexicon

DOI: 10.1558/equinox.25789

Blurb:

Chapter 5 starts with a general description of morphological structure. There follow sections on lexicogenetic processes in HC: derivation (a listing and illustration of about twenty productive suffixes and prefixes), compounding, onomatopoeia, and borrowing.

Chapter Contributors

  • Albert Valdman (valdman@indiana.edu - book-auth-406) 'Indiana University'