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Journal of Pidgin and Creole LanguagesVol. 8:2 (1993) ► pp.251–259
Book review
. Talking in tones Hubert Devonish. Christ Church, Barbados: Caribbean Academic Publications, 1989. London: Karia Press, 1989. vii, 135 pp. Paper. $23.00
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