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Journal of Pidgin and Creole LanguagesVol. 5:1 (1990) ► pp.131–138
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. Studies in Saramaccan language structure. [Caribbean Culture Studies, 2]. Amsterdam: Instituut voor Algemene Taalwetenschap, Universiteit van Amsterdam, 1987. Mona, Jamaica: Folklore Studies Project, University of the West Indies, 1987. viii + 112 pp. Paperback.
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