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LEXICAL DIFFUSION AND THE GLOTTOGENETICS OF CREOLE FRENCH

Henri Wittmann
Professeur émérite de linguistique
Directeur, Presses Universitaires de Trois-Rivières
<hwittman@cgocable.ca>

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INTRODUCTION

There are six parts and nine appendixes to this article as archived at the following
locations:

I. On lexical diffusion;
http://listserv.linguistlist.org/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0102&L=creolist&P=R10155

II. On convergence and beyond: "Creolisms" in koine genesis;
http://listserv.linguistlist.org/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0102&L=creolist&P=R10609

III. The frills of French in the genesis of creole French;
http://listserv.linguistlist.org/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0102&L=creolist&P=R10921

IV. Serialization in French;
http://listserv.linguistlist.org/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0102&L=creolist&P=R11753

V. Conclusions;
VI. References;
http://listserv.linguistlist.org/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0102&L=creolist&P=R12177

Appendix 1:Statement on convergence;
http://listserv.linguistlist.org/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0101&L=creolist&P=R2311

Appendix 2: re- affixation in French;
http://listserv.linguistlist.org/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0102&L=creolist&P=R2843

Appendix 3: On gradualness;
http://listserv.linguistlist.org/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0102&L=creolist&P=R12543

Appendix 4: On theoretical bias;
http://listserv.linguistlist.org/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0102&L=creolist&P=R12679

Appendix 5: Replying to Stephane Goyette I;
http://listserv.linguistlist.org/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0102&L=creolist&P=R12949&m=1644

Appendix 6: Replying to Stephane Goyette II;
http://listserv.linguistlist.org/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0102&L=creolist&P=R13694

Appendix 7: The "sontaient" syndrome;
http://listserv.linguistlist.org/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0103&L=creolist&P=R438

Appendix 8: Replying to Stephane Goyette III;
http://listserv.linguistlist.org/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0103&L=creolist&P=R685&m=1644

Appendix 9: Reply to Parkvall (26/02/01). Appendix 9 is divided as follows:

9.0. On dishonesty and unscholarly behavior;
9.1. The "sontaient" syndrome;
9.2Noun class system death and determiner system renewal;
http://listserv.linguistlist.org/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0103&L=creolist&P=R2155

9.3. The syntax of comparative constructions;
9.4. More on verb serialization;
9.5. Bimorphemic interrogatives;
9.6. The Saint-Barth "enigma";
http://listserv.linguistlist.org/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0103&L=creolist&P=R3062

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9.7. Varia;
9.8. The rest of Out of Africa;
9.9. Concluding on Parkvall.
http://listserv.linguistlist.org/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0103&L=creolist&P=R2595

Parts I-VI are bits and pieces on the subject of "Lexical diffusion and the
glottogenetics of creole French" which were originally posted on CreoLIST as a series
of rejoinders to contributions to a debate centering around data from Haitian Creole
as evidence for abnormal transmission (DeGraff 2001), with contributions by Hildo de
Couto, Michel DeGraff, Emmanuel Faure, Stephane Goyette, Ronald Kephart, Bethanie
Morrissey, Salikoko S. Mufwene, Mikael Parkvall, myself (18/01/01, 04/02/01) and
others who for reasons of space I don't dare to quote. Appendixes I-II are
statements on convergence and re- affixing in French I posted prior to posting part
I, Appendixes III ff. are my replies to replies subsequent to the posting of part VI.

A mime-compliant handout in PDF format for examples 1-29 is available at:

< http://cafe.rapidus.net/hwittman/01h1-glottoV2.pdf>

and alternately at:

< http://homepage.mac.com/noula/01h1-glottoV2.pdf>

A mime-compliant handout in PDF format for examples 30-47 in the appendixes is
available at:

< http://cafe.rapidus.net/hwittman/01h1-glotto9.pdf>

and alternately at:

< http://homepage.mac.com/noula/01h1-glotto9.pdf>

I'm not taking up any of DeGraff's arguments directly. The perspective taken here is
comparative. Footnotes appear within brackets in the text. There has been no
attempt at postediting or revising anything. More information on "CreoLIST" is
available at:

< http://www.ling.su.se/Creole/>

For full online access of all contributions the debate, see the CreoLIST archives at:

http://listserv.linguistlist.org/archives/creolist.html

Are forthcoming:

1. Parkvall's reply to Appendix 9 as announced:
http://listserv.linguistlist.org/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0103&L=creolist&P=R3822&D=0&m=1644

2. My reply to his reply with an additional bibliography covering the appendixes.

3. My reply to Goyette's accusation of dishonesty and racism as stated in:
http://listserv.linguistlist.org/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0103&L=creolist&P=R1381&D=0&m=1644

Before replying to Goyette myself, I'm waiting to see an answer to a question
directed to Goyette by Hans den Besten at:
http://listserv.linguistlist.org/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0103&L=creolist&P=R1905&D=0&m=1644
http://listserv.linguistlist.org/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0103&L=creolist&P=R4224&D=0&m=1644

4. As for my review of Parkvall (2000):So far, I have looked into chapters 3-4 from the view point of a Romanist only. To
complete an eventual review, I would have to extend my interest to these pages from the vantage point of an Africanist as well
as to review chapters 1-2 and 5-7 from both vantage points. As can be anticipated from my discussion of serialization, my
review of Parkvall (2000) as an Africanist might not turn out any more favorable as my review as a Romanist.

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