Chris Corne

New Zealand linguist (1942–1999)

John Christopher Corne (5 July 1942 – 17 May 1999)[1] was a linguist from New Zealand and a specialist in Creole languages.[2] He was educated at Whangarei Boys' High School from 1956 to 1960.[3] Corne completed a doctoral degree at the University of Auckland in 1970, with a thesis on the pronunciation of Tahitian French.[4]

## Publications

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* 1970\. Essai de grammaire du créole mauricien, Auckland : Linguistic Society of New Zealand.
* 1977\. Seychelles Creole grammar: elements for Indian Ocean Proto-Creole reconstruction, Tübingen: Verlag Narr.[1]
* 1982 (with Philip Baker), Isle de France Creole: Affinities and Origins, Ann Arbor: Karoma.
* 1988\. "Mauritian Creole Reflexives", Journal of Pidgin and Creole Languages, Volume 3, Number 1, 1988, pp. 69–94 [2]
* 1999\. From French to Creole, Battlebridge Publications (Westminster Creolistics).

## See also

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* Mauritian Creole

## References

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1. ^ "Intramaps standard − cemeteries". Thames Coromandel District Council. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
2. ^ Philip Baker, "Chris Corne 1942-1999", Journal of Pidgin and Creole Languages Volume 15, Number 1, 2000 , pp. 155-158.
3. ^ "untitled" (PDF). Whangarei Boys' High School Old Boys' Association. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
4. ^ Corne, John (1970). La Prononciation du Français Tahitien (Doctoral thesis). ResearchSpace@Auckland, University of Auckland. hdl:2292/811.

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