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ERIC Number: EJ664671
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2003
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ISSN: ISSN-0267-1905
Pidgins and Creoles as Models of Language Change: The State of the Art.
McWhorter, John H.
Annual Review of Applied Linguistics, v23 p202-12 2003
Examines the interface between language change and Creole studies. Discusses the Language Bioprogram Hypothesis, the Creole continuum, Creoles and grammaticalization, theoretic syntax, creole prototypes, and second language acquisition and language change. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Creoles, Dialects, Grammar, Pidgins, Second Language Learning, Syntax
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Language Change; Language Contact
Note: Special issue: Language Contact and Change.