Review published In:
Creole Language in Creole LiteraturesEdited by Susanne Mühleisen
[Journal of Pidgin and Creole Languages 20:1] 2005
► pp. 211–218
Edited by Susanne Mühleisen
[Journal of Pidgin and Creole Languages 20:1] 2005
► pp. 211–218
Book review
. Issues in the study of pidgin and creole languages Claire Lefebvre. Amsterdam: John Benjamins, 2004. xvi, 358 pp. Hardbound. €99.00 US. $120.00 To order electronically, visit. www.benjamins.com
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