Second language acquisition and creolization: Same (i-) processes, different (e-) results

Journal of Pidgin and Creole Languages

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 231-274

  Mather, Patrick André ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

Acquisition; Bioprogram; Creolization; French lexifier creole; Haitian; Pidgin; Relexification; TMA markers; Transfer

Indexed keywords

EID: 43249166201     PISSN: 09209034     EISSN: 15699870     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1075/jpcl.21.2.01mat     Document Type: Article

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