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Journal of Pidgin and Creole Languages
Vol. 33:2 (2018) ► pp.231–239
Obituary

Philip Baker (1940–2017)

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Published online: 19 October 2018
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Aub-Buscher, Gertrud. 2008. Focus on creolists: Philip Baker. Carrier Pidgin 32(1): 1–6. [URL]
Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. 2017. Philip Baker and the Making of Mauritian Creole. Études Créoles 34(1–2) – 2016 [En ligne]. URL: [URL]
N.N. 2017. In Memoriam-Philip Baker. (1940–2017): So Kontribision pou Kreol Morisien Lang Standar. Le Mauricien. 30 Oct 2017 [URL]
Other references mentioned in the text (Baker’s in chronological order)
Baker, Philip. 1969. The language situation in Mauritius with special reference to Mauritian Creole. African Language Review 81: 73–97.Google Scholar
. 1972. Kreol: A Description of Mauritian Creole. London: Hurst.Google Scholar
. 1973a. Lelvaz lapeh / L’élevage lapin. Moka: Mauritius College of the Air.Google Scholar
Baker, Philip / T. Lan Fat Po. 1973b. Kuma gard mahze lohtah -Conma garde manger longtemps. Moka: Mauritius College of the Air. 23 pp.Google Scholar
Baker, Philip. 1972–1974: Correspondence Course in Mauritian Creole. Moka: Mauritius College of the Air. [tenth edition in 1984, Open University]Google Scholar
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Baker, Philip. 1980. Provisional survey of major languages and language use in the independent states of sub-Saharan Africa / Inventaire provisoire des langues principales et de l’utilisation des langues dans les états indépendants de l’Afrique au sud du Sahara. Documentation. London: International African Institute for UNESCO.Google Scholar
. 1982. The Contribution of Non-Francophone Immigrants to the Lexicon of Mauritian Creole: An Examination of the Peopling of Mauritius, an Analysis of the Non-French Part of the Lexicon of Its Creole Language, Including a Comparison of the Latter with Those of Réunion and the Seychelles, and a Discussion of the Origins and Affinities of Mauritian Creole, I & II. Doctoral thesis, University of London, SOAS.Google Scholar
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. 1987a. International guide to African studies research. 2nd fully rev. and expanded ed. Published for the International African Institute. London, UK: Zell. ISBN 0905450256.Google Scholar
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. 1993a. Mots d’origine non-française ou inconnue. In: Annegret Bollée et al., Dictionnaire Étymologique des Créoles de l’Ocean Indien. Deuxième Partie. Hamburg: Helmut Buske Verlag.Google Scholar
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A full list of Philip Baker’s publications compiled by Peter Bakker and Anthony Grant, including Battlebridge publications, is available on request from the author.