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ISBN-13 · 9780333630235ISBN-10 · 0333630238Publisher · Bloomsbury Publishing PLCFormat · Hardcover, 314 pagesPublished · 1997Language · English
Contact Languages: Pidgins and Creoles
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Contact Languages: Pidgins and Creoles aims to introduce the reader to the exciting and important field of pidgin and creole studies. The book deals with the linguistic, historical and social aspects of the development of pidgin and creole languages. Detailed case studies of individual pidgins and creoles are based around texts drawn from a range of different types and contexts (mainly contemporary), with discussion and grammatical notes. Chapters are interspersed with exercises to consolidate and develop the reader's understanding.