A response to Mufwene

McWhorter, John

doi:10.1075/jpcl.29.1.07who

Article published In: Journal of Pidgin and Creole Languages
Vol. 29:1 (2014) ► pp.172–176

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A response to Mufwene

John McWhorter | Columbia University

Published online: 7 February 2014

https://doi.org/10.1075/jpcl.29.1.07who

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