A comparison of the varieties of West African Pidgin English

World Englishes

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 3-21

  Peter, Lothar ^a   Wolf, Hans Georg ^b  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 33847333257     PISSN: 08832919     EISSN: 1467971X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-971X.2007.00485.x     Document Type: Article

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