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Ansaldo, Umberto, Stephen Matthews and Geoff Smith 2012 China Coast Pidgin: Texts and contexts Pidgins and Creoles in Asia, Ansaldo, Umberto (ed.), pp. 59–90 | Article

In this paper we revisit some long-standing questions regarding the origins and structure of China Coast Pidgin (CCP), also known as Chinese Pidgin English. We first review the historical context of the China Trade which formed the ecology for the development of CCP. We then review the available… read more

Ansaldo, Umberto, Stephen Matthews and Geoff Smith 2010 China Coast Pidgin: Texts and contexts Pidgins and Creoles in Asian Contexts, Ansaldo, Umberto (ed.), pp. 63–94 | Article

In this paper we revisit some long-standing questions regarding the origins and structure of China Coast Pidgin (CCP), also known as Chinese Pidgin English. We first review the historical context of the China Trade which formed the ecology for the development of CCP. We then review the available… read more

Smith, Geoff 2008 Review of Siegel, Lynch & Eades (2007): Language description, history and development: Linguistic indulgence in memory of Terry Crowley Journal of Pidgin and Creole Languages 23:2, pp. 365–370 | Review

Smith, Geoff 2006 Review of Mühlhäusler, Dutton & Romaine (2003): Tok Pisin Texts: From the Beginning to the Present Varieties of English Around the World. Text Series English World-Wide 27:3, pp. 357–363 | Review

Smith, Geoff 1990 Idiomatic Tok Pisin and referential adequacy Melanesian Pidgin and Tok Pisin: Proceedings of the First International Conference on Pidgins and Creoles in Melanesia, Verhaar, S.J., John W.M. (ed.), pp. 275–288 | Article