Why noncompositional derivation isn’t boring: A second try on the ‘other’ part of the Creole prototype hypothesis

McWhorter, John

doi:10.1075/jpcl.28.1.08mcw

Article published In: Journal of Pidgin and Creole Languages
Vol. 28:1 (2013) ► pp.167–179

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Why noncompositional derivation isn’t boring

A second try on the ‘other’ part of the Creole prototype hypothesis

John McWhorter | Columbia University

Published online: 18 February 2013

https://doi.org/10.1075/jpcl.28.1.08mcw

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