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DeCamp, David. 1971. Introduction: The study of pidgin and creole languages. In Hymes, Dell H., ed. Pidginization and creolization of languages. Cambridge University Press. pp. 13–39.
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Article in book
Publication language
English
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D. discusses characteristics and definitions of pidgins and creoles, their present distribution, the origin of European-based pidgins and creoles, and the relationship between pidgin-creole studies and historical linguistics, sociolinguistics, and descriptive linguistics.