Review published In: Journal of Pidgin and Creole Languages
Vol. 11:2 (1996) ► pp.361–367
Book review
. Sentential complementation in Sranan: On the formation of an English-based creole language. Ingo Plag. Tübingen: Niemeyer, 1993. ix, 174 pp. Paper. DM 88.00
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Published online: 1 January 1996
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