The rest of the story: Restoring pidginization to creole genesis theory

McWhorter, John

doi:10.1075/jpcl.17.1.02mcw

Article published In: Journal of Pidgin and Creole Languages
Vol. 17:1 (2002) ► pp.1–48

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The rest of the story

Restoring pidginization to creole genesis theory

John McWhorter

Published online: 29 May 2002

https://doi.org/10.1075/jpcl.17.1.02mcw

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