Creolistics and Creole Exceptionalism: Linguistics and Caribbean Languages
SARGASSO, a Journal of Caribbean Literature, Language, and Culture
Edited at the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras, Department of English
SARGASSO is now accepting submissions and book reviews for an upcoming issue to be entitled "Creolistics and Creole Exceptionalism: Linguistics and Caribbean Languages." <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />
Research on the languages of the Greater Caribbean is a field of inquiry that has always been and continues to be shaped by knowledge production in other areas. One of the most provocative assertions made in recent years concerning the study of Caribbean languages is the notion of Creole Exceptionalism (cf. DeGraff). This concept exposes the ideological environment from which the idea of a Creole emerges. It is a concept that has potential implications for virtually every line of research within Creolistics. The SARGASSO editorial committee is seeking submissions which, either explicitly or implicitly, engage the idea of Creole Exceptionalism.
We welcome work by graduate students and researchers who recently have been awarded doctoral degrees, as one of the goals of this issue is to encourage, bring together, and promote new and fresh perspectives.
We invite contributions on a variety of topics; these include but are not limited to:
Language Acquisition, Creole Genesis, Perceptual Dialectology, Substrate & Superstrate Influences, Formalism vs. Functionalism, Pragmatics, Discourse Analysis, TMA, Phonology, Syntax, The Use of Creole in Caribbean Literary Discourse, Postcolonial Approaches to Language, Sociolinguistics, The History of Creolistics, Language Planning, Language Shift, Standardization, Grammaticalization
Essay submissions should be 10-15 pages in length and double-spaced. With essays, please include an abstract of 120 words or less. Reviews should be approximately 1,000 words. Books for review need not focus specifically on the Caribbean but should be published in 2001 or later and be pertinent to the study of Creoles and / or other Caribbean languages. Submissions are accepted in English, French, Papiamentu, or Spanish.
Essays and reviews should conform to APA guidelines or to the MLA style guide. Electronic submissions as attachments in Word, WordPerfect or Rich Text Format are appreciated. Papers sent through the postal system should include a SASE and a copy in RTF format on diskette. Electronic submissions, inquiries, and other questions should be mailed to:
uprcreolistics@yahoo.com
Please indicate Sargasso Submission in the subject line.
Secondary email contact address: walicek@alumni.utexas.net
Send postal submissions to:
SARGASSO
PO Box 22831
University of Puerto Rico Station
San Juan, Puerto Rico 00931-2831