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Review published In: Journal of Pidgin and Creole Languages
Vol. 8:2 (1993) ► pp.251–259

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Hubert Devonish. Talking in tones. Hubert Devonish. Christ Church, Barbados: Caribbean Academic Publications, 1989. London: Karia Press, 1989. vii, 135 pp. Paper. $23.00

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Published online: 1 January 1993
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