From connectors to extension particles, the meaning of sipa ki in Mauritian Creole
Taikomoji kalbotyra, 2021 The extension particles are not considered as discourse markers by all researchers mainly considering the grammatical function the connectors which they are based on can present. However, as for discourse markers which “desemantisation” has been revoked,
Shimeen-Khan Chady
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Traditional Therapies Used to Manage Diabetes and Related Complications in Mauritius: A Comparative Ethnoreligious Study. [PDF]
Evid Based Complement Alternat Med, 2016 Religious communities from Mauritius still rely on traditional therapies (TT) for primary healthcare. Nonetheless, there is still a dearth of scientific information on TT used by the different religious groups to manage diabetes and related complications (DRC).
Mahomoodally MF +2 more
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Operation Lal Dora: India's aborted military intervention in Mauritius [PDF]
, 2015 As India expands its strategic reach in the Indian Ocean, it will need friends that it can count on. The island state of Mauritius has long been one of India's closest allies in the region. This article discusses India's plans for a military intervention
Brewster, David, Rai, Ranjit
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The evolution of the (in)definite future markers POU and VA in 20th century Mauritian Creole
Études Créoles, 2022 Following a series of articles about the status of Mauritian’s future markers in the 1993 edition of Etudes Créoles (Baker 1993; Hazaël-Massieux 1993; Touchard & Véronique 1993) there has been little debate about the division of labour between POU and VA
Hannah Davidson
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What parents say about children’s inequality of opportunities : a study in Mauritius [PDF]
, 2016 Longitudinal studies showing the beneficial impact of early childhood education on later academic achievement have contributed to persuading policy-makers and academia that early childhood is the best time to address inequalities.
Carosin, E. +2 more
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Translating the untranslatable: Khal Torabully’s poetics of Coolitude
Journal of Indentureship and its Legacies, 2023 In coining the term ‘Coolitude’ to re-imagine and re-vision the indenture experience, Khal Torabully has created a new identity and language, based on the strength and resiliency garnered through the rich intercultural exchanges among indentured workers.
Nancy Naomi Carlson
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The politics of punishment in colonial Mauritius, 1766-1887 [PDF]
, 2008 The history of imprisonment in British colonial Mauritius is intertwined with its political economy, most especially the relationship between metropolitan government and plantation owners.
Anderson Clare +7 more
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Lieu de mémoire, lieu d’oubli, lieu de réparation?
Francosphères, 2021 The destruction of the vernacular case créole has emerged as a striking, recurrent theme in contemporary Mauritian cultural production, as well as a cause of much heated public debate.
Julia Waters
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‘Les années de braise’ reconsidered: literary representations of Mauritian independence, fifty years on [PDF]
, 2018 On 12 March 1968, Mauritius celebrated independence from Great Britain. This article explores how the independence period is represented, fifty years later, in a selection of recent Mauritian novels.
Waters, Julia
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Créoles et français : Quelques différences dans la valence verbale
TIPA. Travaux interdisciplinaires sur la parole et le langage, 2015 In this contribution, I look at four valency patterns of Creole spoken in the Seychelles and Mauritius, which clearly differ from the corresponding French patterns.
Sibylle Kriegel
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