Review published In: Journal of Pidgin and Creole Languages
Vol. 31:2 (2016) ► pp.440–444
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. Talk of St Kitts and Nevis. Philip Baker & Lee Pederson. London (UK) & Colombo (Sri Lanka): Battlebridge Publications, 2013. 191 pp. Paperback approx. US $21.00 To order, visit. http://www.battlebridge.com
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