John H. McWhorter

John H. McWhorter

is author/editor of the following title:

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Language Change and Language Contact in Pidgins and Creoles
Edited by John H. McWhorter
[Creole Language Library, 21]  2000.  viii, 503 pp.

is editor/board member of the following journal:

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Journal of Pidgin and Creole Languages (JPCL)

is author of the following articles:

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McWhorter, John H.. 2020. “Chapter 11. Concluding reflections”. In Austronesian Undressed: How and why languages become isolating, 483–506
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McWhorter, John H.. 2019. “ Contact languages: A comprehensive guide. Edited by Peter Bakker and Yaron Matras”. Journal of Pidgin and Creole Languages  34:1, 171–177
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McWhorter, John H.. 2019. “The radically isolating languages of Flores”. Journal of Historical Linguistics  9:2, 177–207
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McWhorter, John H.. 2018. “ Functional categories in three Atlantic creoles: Saramaccan, Haitian and Papiamentu. By Claire Lefebvre”. Journal of Pidgin and Creole Languages  33:1, 212–215
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McWhorter, John H.. 2016. “Is radical analyticity normal”. In Cyclical Change Continued, 49–92
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McWhorter, John H.. 2014. “A response to Mufwene”. Journal of Pidgin and Creole Languages  29:1, 172–176
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McWhorter, John H.. 2013. “Review of Miller (2012): External influences on English: From its beginnings to the Renaissance ”. Diachronica  30:4, 593–598
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McWhorter, John H.. 2013. “It’s not over”. Journal of Pidgin and Creole Languages  28:2, 409–423
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McWhorter, John H.. 2013. “Review of Kouwenberg & Singler (2008): The handbook of pidgin and creole studies ”. Journal of Pidgin and Creole Languages  28:2, 441–445
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McWhorter, John H.. 2013. “Language Turned Off?”. Journal of Pidgin and Creole Languages  28:1, 131–136
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McWhorter, John H.. 2013. “Why noncompositional derivation isn’t boring”. Journal of Pidgin and Creole Languages  28:1, 167–179
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McWhorter, John H.. 2012. “The Nature of Argument”. Journal of Pidgin and Creole Languages  27:2, 377–387
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McWhorter, John H.. 2012. “Case closed?”. Journal of Pidgin and Creole Languages  27:1, 171–182
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McWhorter, John H.. 2012. “Review of Siegel (2008): The Emergence of pidgin and creole languages ”. Journal of Pidgin and Creole Languages  27:2, 389–393
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McWhorter, John H.. 2011. “Tying up loose ends”. Diachronica  28:1, 82–117
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McWhorter, John H.. 1995. “Sisters Under the Skin”. Journal of Pidgin and Creole Languages  10:2, 289–333
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McWhorter, John H.. 2008. “Reply to Lefebvre”. Studies in Language  32:1, 207–209
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McWhorter, John H.. 2008. “Hither and thither in Saramaccan Creole”. Studies in Language  32:1, 163–195
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McWhorter, John H.. 2008. “Deconstructing Creole”. Journal of Pidgin and Creole Languages  23:2, 289–306
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McWhorter, John H.. 2008. “Review of Tryon & Charpentier (2004): Pacific pidgins and creoles: Origins, growth and development ”. Journal of Pidgin and Creole Languages  23:2, 345–350
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McWhorter, John H.. 2008. “Why does a language undress? Strange cases in Indonesia”. In Language Complexity: Typology, contact, change, 167–190
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McWhorter, John H.. 2006. “Creole transplantation”. In History, Society and Variation: In honor of Albert Valdman, 103–133
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McWhorter, John H.. 2006. “What the creolist learns from Cantonese and Kabardian”. Diachronica  23:1, 143–184
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McWhorter, John H.. 2005. “Review of Lefebvre (2004): Issues in the study of pidgin and creole languages ”. In Creole Language in Creole Literatures, 211–218
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McWhorter, John H.. 2005. “Review of Smith & Veenstra (2001): Creolization and Contact ”. Studies in Language  29:3, 729–734
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McWhorter, John H.. 2005. “Review of Abraham & Conradie (2001): Präteritumschwund und Diskursgrammatik ”. Studies in Language  29:3, 734–738
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McWhorter, John H.. 2004. “Saramaccan and Haitian as young grammars”. Journal of Pidgin and Creole Languages  19:1, 77–137
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McWhorter, John H.. 2002. “What happened to English?”. Diachronica  19:2, 217–272
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McWhorter, John H.. 2002. “Book notice: “Historical Linguistics 1999: Selected Papers from the 14th International Conference on Historical Linguistics, Vancouver, 9–13 August 1999” by Laurel Brinton”. Studies in Language  26:3, 735–736
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McWhorter, John H.. 2002. “The rest of the story”. Journal of Pidgin and Creole Languages  17:1, 1–48
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McWhorter, John H.. 2000. “Review of Perl & Schwegler (1998): América negra: Panorámica actual de los estudios lingüísticos sobre variedades hispanas, portuguesas y criollas ”. Journal of Pidgin and Creole Languages  15:2, 355–359
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McWhorter, John H.. 2000. “Defining “creole” as a synchronic term”. In Degrees of Restructuring in Creole Languages, 85
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McWhorter, John H.. 2000. “Review article:Strange bedfellows”. Diachronica  17:2, 389–432
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McWhorter, John H.. 1999. “Review of Guy, Feagin, Baugh & Schiffrin (1996): Towards a social science of language. Papers in honor of William Labov. Volume I. Variation and change in language and society ”. Journal of Pidgin and Creole Languages  14:1, 143–147
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McWhorter, John H.. 1999. “Skeletons in the Closet”. In Creole Genesis, Attitudes and Discourse: Studies celebrating Charlene J. Sato, 121
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McWhorter, John H.. 1999. “John McWhorter in response to Derek Bickerton”. Journal of Pidgin and Creole Languages  14:1, 215–216
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McWhorter, John H.. 1998. “The Heart of the Issue”. Journal of Pidgin and Creole Languages  13:1, 208–210
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McWhorter, John H.. 1997. “It Happened at Cormantin”. Journal of Pidgin and Creole Languages  12:1, 59–102
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McWhorter, John H.. 1997. “Lost in transmission”. In The Structure and Status of Pidgins and Creoles: Including selected papers from meetings of the Society for Pidgin and Creole linguistics, 241
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McWhorter, John H.. 1996. “Review of Arends, Muysken & Smith (1995): Pidgins and creoles: An introduction ”. Journal of Pidgin and Creole Languages  11:1, 145–151
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McWhorter, John H.. 1996. “The Diachrony of Predicate Negation in Saramaccan Creole”. Studies in Language  20:2, 275–301
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McWhorter, John H.. 1996. “John H. McWhorter”. Journal of Pidgin and Creole Languages  11:1, 180–183
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McWhorter, John H.. 1994. “Rejoinder to Derek Bickerton”. Journal of Pidgin and Creole Languages  9:1, 79–93
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McWhorter, John H.. 1993. “Review of Joseph & Zwicky (1990): When verbs collide: Papers from the 1990 Ohio State Mini-Conference on Serial Verbs ”. Journal of Pidgin and Creole Languages  8:2, 310–314
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McWhorter, John H.. 1992. “ NI and the Copula System in Swahili”. Diachronica  9:1, 15–46
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McWhorter, John H.. 1992. “Substratal Influence in Saramaccan Serial Verb Constructions”. Journal of Pidgin and Creole Languages  7:1, 1–53