Colonization, population contacts, and the emergence of new language varieties: A response to Peter Trudgill

Language in Society

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 254-259

  Mufwene, Salikoko S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

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EID: 40749160963     PISSN: 00474045     EISSN: 14698013     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0047404508080299     Document Type: Note

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