An introduction to pidgin and creoles /:

This textbook is a clear and concise introduction to the study of how new languages come into being. Starting with an overview of the field's basic concepts, it surveys the new languages that developed as a result of the European expansion to the Americas, Africa, Asia and the Pacific.

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Main Author: Holm, John A.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge [England] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2000.
Series:Cambridge textbooks in linguistics.
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Online Access:DE-862
DE-863
Summary:This textbook is a clear and concise introduction to the study of how new languages come into being. Starting with an overview of the field's basic concepts, it surveys the new languages that developed as a result of the European expansion to the Americas, Africa, Asia and the Pacific.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxi, 282 pages).
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-266) and index.
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