Phonology and morphology of Creole languages

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This collection features a range of studies exploring various linguistic phenomena in creole languages. Christian Uffmann discusses the dynamics of markedness and faithfulness in creolization. Albert Valdman and Iskra Iskrova offer insights into nasalization in Haitian Creole, while Emmanuel Nikiema and Parth Bhatt examine two types of R deletion in the same language. Sabine Lappe and Ingo Plag analyze the tension between rules and analogy in word-final epenthesis in Sranan. Norval Smith presents new evidence regarding the decision to epenthesize. Emmanuel Schang investigates syllabic structure and creolization in Saotomense. Anne-Marie Brousseau focuses on the accentual system of Haitian Creole, emphasizing transfer and markedness. David Sutcliffe studies suprasegmentals in African American English, and Winford James looks at tone and rhyme in Tobagonian grammar. Shelome Gooden explores prosodic contrasts in Jamaican Creole reduplication, while Thomas Klein discusses syllable structure and markedness in Haitian morphophonology. Margot van den Berg delves into early 18th-century Sranan, and Patrick Steinkrüger analyzes morphological processes in Chabacano. Nicholas Faraclas examines the -pela suffix in Tok Pisin, and Tonjes Veenstra discusses verbal morphology in French-related creoles. Lastly, Marlyse Baptista and Alain Kihm contribute comparative studies on inflectional plural marking and categories in creole languages.