It happened at cormantin: Locating the origin of the atlantic english-based creoles

Journal of Pidgin and Creole Languages

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 59-102

  McWhorter, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 84989392634     PISSN: 09209034     EISSN: 15699870     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1075/jpcl.12.1.03mcw     Document Type: Article

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