L’expression du degré en créole haïtien du XVIII e siècle à nos jours
Abstract
This paper studies the expressions of degree in Haitian Creole. We consider the expressions in the diachronic (18th and 19th centuries) and synchronic levels. We examine them according the semantic classification of Gaatone (2008) namely: measure of degree, comparison of degree, (non)-conformity of degree, emphasis of degree. This analysis also looks the combinatorial restrictions that the expressions impose in relation to the grammatical category of major class (adjective, adverb, verb and noun).
Fields of Study & Subjects
Syntax
Semantics
Linguistic Variation
Historical Linguistics and Language Studies
Linguistic Variation and Morphology
Publication details
- Journal / source
- La linguistique
- Volume
- Vol. 61
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 77–95
- Publication date
- 30 January 2026
- Language
- FR