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Mufwene, Salikoko S. – 2001
This book explores the development of creoles and other new languages, highlighting conceptual and methodological issues for genetic linguistics and discussing the significance of ecologies that influence language evolution. It presents examples of changes in the structure, function, and vitality of languages, suggesting that similar ecologies…
Descriptors: Black Dialects, Creoles, Diachronic Linguistics, English
