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Creole Language in Creole LiteraturesEdited by Susanne Mühleisen
[Journal of Pidgin and Creole Languages 20:1] 2005
► pp. 198–208
Edited by Susanne Mühleisen
[Journal of Pidgin and Creole Languages 20:1] 2005
► pp. 198–208
Book review
. Language change and language contact in pidgins and creoles. Amsterdam: John Benjamins, 2000. viii, 503 pp. plus index. Hardback. $145.00 To order electronically, visit. www.benjamins.com
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