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Mark Sebba
Contact Languages [PDF ebook]
Pidgins and Creoles

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Contact Languages: Pidgins and Creoles aims to introduce the reader to the exciting and important field of pidgin and creole studies. The book deals with the linguistic, historical and social aspects of the development of pidgin and creole languages. Detailed case studies of individual pidgins and creoles are based around texts drawn from a range of different types and contexts (mainly contemporary), with discussion and grammatical notes. Chapters are interspersed with exercises to consolidate and develop the reader’s understanding.

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Language English ● Format PDF ● Pages 314 ● ISBN 9781349255870 ● Publisher Macmillan Education UK ● Published 1997 ● Downloadable 3 times ● Currency EUR ● ID 6677082 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM

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