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Peer reviewedMinderhout, David J. – Anthropological Linguistics, 1977
Anthropological linguists often deal with language systems manifesting nonrandom variability. This article demonstrates that methods developed within the U.S. for the study of language variability are useful in the study of creole languages. This study was conducted on the island of Tobago in the West Indies. (CHK)
Descriptors: Anthropology, Creoles, English (Second Language), Language Patterns
