Hither and thither in Saramaccan Creole

Studies in Language

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 163-195

  McWhorter, John ^a,b  

^a Manhattan Institute   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

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EID: 39049128959     PISSN: 03784177     EISSN: 15699978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1075/sl.32.1.07mcw     Document Type: Article

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