Review published In: Journal of Pidgin and Creole Languages
Vol. 14:2 (1999) ► pp.429–433
Book review
. Contact languages: Pidgins and creoles. Mark Sebba. London: Macmillan, 1997. New York: St. Martin’s Press, 1997. xii + 314 pp. Paper. £15.99
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Published online: 22 May 2000
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