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Vol. 36:2 (2021) ► pp.428–433

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William Jennings & Stefan Pfänder. Inheritance and Innovation in a Colonial Language. Towards a Usage-Based Account of French Guianese Creole. Cham, CH: Palgrave Macmillan/Springer Nature, 2018. xiv + 240 pp. Softcover. € 24,99 https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-319-61952-1

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Published online: 14 January 2022
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