Creole syntax allows free movement across word classes inherited from African languages

Evidence

In Creole, as in the African languages that formed its syntax, the limits between classes of words are less watertight than in French. That is, a noun may work as a verb, or vice versa, without calling undue attention ta itself. — Édouard Glissant, Poetics of Relation, 54

Categorization

• DEFINE: Names the structural principle — part-of-speech flexibility — that Glissant wants to import into French as an instance of métissage.
• XREF: connects to: Creole syntax loosens the boundaries between word classes inherited from French; Permeable Creole boundaries make Caribbean identity fluid and unstable — David Theo Goldberg, John Solomos, A Companion to Racial and Ethnic Studies, 3202

Broader Connections

• Creole syntax loosens the boundaries between word classes inherited from French #corroborates (0.92)
• Permeable Creole boundaries make Caribbean identity fluid and unstable #expands (0.75) — David Theo Goldberg, John Solomos, A Companion to Racial and Ethnic Studies, 3202