Table of contents
Acknowledgementsxi
1. Introduction1
2. Creole languages3
3. A Creole in a multilingual society15
4. Methodology19
5. An outline of Mauritian Creole25
6. Tense, Mood and Aspects39
7. Modals61
8. The long and short forms of verbs69
9. Complex constructions85
10. Negation99
11. Empty categories113
12. The development of IP135
13. General conclusion143
Notes145
References151
Appendix 1: List of tables159
Appendix 2: Abbreviations used in the text161
Index163
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