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Haitian Creole: Structure, Variation, Status, Origin by Albert Valdman (review)

Haitian Creole: Structure, Variation, Status, Origin by Albert Valdman (review) 2016 BOOK REVIEWS 329 It was mentioned at the beginning of this review that Cook’s work is preceded by that of Brittain (1997, 1999, 2001) on the independent-conjunct contrast in Western Naskapi, another member of the Cree-Innu-Naskapi language continuum. It is sur- prising, then, that Cook’s book makes no mention of Brittain’s work. Although Plains Cree and Western Naskapi are undoubtedly different, they display many commonalities in both the form and distribution of the independent and conjunct inflections. Further- more, despite the difference in focus–the main contributions of Brittain’s work involve morphosyntax, while the main contributions of Cook’s work involve semantics–the pro- posals of the two authors seem fundamentally compatible, as they both attribute the independent-conjunct contrast to a difference at the CP level of the clause. I suggest, then, that the work of the two authors is complementary; Brittain and Cook examine different facets of the same issue and their work could well be read together. This omission does not, however, detract from the overall value of Cook’s work. The book makes a substantial and highly original contribution to a notoriously difficult problem in Algonquian linguistics, and in the process of doing so, it also provides an extensive http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Anthropological Linguistics University of Nebraska Press

Haitian Creole: Structure, Variation, Status, Origin by Albert Valdman (review)

Anthropological Linguistics , Volume 58 (3) – Jul 12, 2017

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University of Nebraska Press
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2016 BOOK REVIEWS 329 It was mentioned at the beginning of this review that Cook’s work is preceded by that of Brittain (1997, 1999, 2001) on the independent-conjunct contrast in Western Naskapi, another member of the Cree-Innu-Naskapi language continuum. It is sur- prising, then, that Cook’s book makes no mention of Brittain’s work. Although Plains Cree and Western Naskapi are undoubtedly different, they display many commonalities in both the form and distribution of the independent and conjunct inflections. Further- more, despite the difference in focus–the main contributions of Brittain’s work involve morphosyntax, while the main contributions of Cook’s work involve semantics–the pro- posals of the two authors seem fundamentally compatible, as they both attribute the independent-conjunct contrast to a difference at the CP level of the clause. I suggest, then, that the work of the two authors is complementary; Brittain and Cook examine different facets of the same issue and their work could well be read together. This omission does not, however, detract from the overall value of Cook’s work. The book makes a substantial and highly original contribution to a notoriously difficult problem in Algonquian linguistics, and in the process of doing so, it also provides an extensive

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Anthropological LinguisticsUniversity of Nebraska Press

Published: Jul 12, 2017

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