An introduction to pidgin and creoles / John Holm.

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: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge [England] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2000.
Series:Cambridge textbooks in linguistics.
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