Trying to resolve the question: Did Bounty mutineer, Edward Young, have a singular influence on Pitcairn Island creole

Kleiner, Richard

doi:10.1075/jpcl.00074.kle

In:Journal of Pidgin and Creole Languages
Vol. 36:2 (2021) ► pp.221–226

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Trying to resolve the question

Did Bounty mutineer, Edward Young, have a singular influence on Pitcairn Island creole

Richard Kleiner

Published online: 14 January 2022

https://doi.org/10.1075/jpcl.00074.kle

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