Within the framework of Chomsky’s Principles and Parameters Theory and the Minimalist Program, this work presents a detailed discussion of the different types of wh-question formation and relativization strategies in Cape Verdean Creole (Santiago variety), especially focusing on wh-movement of PPs.… read more
This research targets the acquisition of copular constructions by Chinese learners of European Portuguese (EP), evaluating the impact of the potential absence of the copular verb in Chinese in the acquisition of EP and determining whether L2 learners associate the copular verbs ser and estar in… read more
Both Cape Verdean Portuguese (CVP) and Santomean Portuguese (STP) are in contact with Portuguese-lexified Creole languages formed during the 15th and 16th centuries: Cape Verdean (CV), in Cape Verde, and Santome, Angolar, and Lung’Ie, in São Tomé and Príncipe. Despite this, Portuguese is the only… read more
This paper investigates the role of BNPs within the nominal system of Santome, the major Gulf of Guinea Creole. In the first part of the paper, we sketch an analysis of the DP focusing on the syntax and semantics of the modifiers that express definiteness, number and specificity and their… read more
