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In the previous chapter we looked at some of the specific characteristics of individual creoles. In this chapter we will ask some more general questions about how creoles come into existence and about the relationship between creoles and pidgins.
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© 1997 Mark Sebba
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Sebba, M. (1997). Creole Origins. In: Contact Languages. Modern Linguistics Series. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-25587-0_6
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