What motivates changes that occur in emerging pidgins and creoles?

Journal of Pidgin and Creole Languages

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 107-120

  Thomason, Sarah G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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EID: 3042563650     PISSN: 09209034     EISSN: 15699870     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1075/jpcl.18.1.05tho     Document Type: Article

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