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Journal of Pidgin and Creole LanguagesVol. 10:1 (1995) ► pp.203–208
Book review
. A history of American English. J. L. Dillard. London and New York: Longman, 1992. 257 pp. Hardcover. $56.95 Paper. $28.95
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