Christian Uffmann
List of John Benjamins publications in which Christian Uffmann is involved.
Articles
2008 5. Vowel epenthesis and creole syllable structure Roots of Creole Structures: Weighing the contribution of substrates and superstrates, Michaelis, Susanne Maria (ed.), pp. 123–152 | Article
This paper investigates the development of syllable structure in creoles. Most importantly, an analysis of vowel epenthesis in Sranan, both synchronic and diachronic, will be provided, and it will be shown that the present vowel harmony system evolved gradually from a default vowel system. The… read more
2000 Phonological restructuring in creole: The development of paragoge in Sranan Degrees of Restructuring in Creole Languages, Neumann-Holzschuh, Ingrid and Edgar W. Schneider (eds.), pp. 309–336 | Article