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Publication details [#27524]

Rhydwen, Mari. 1995. Kriol is the color of Thursday. International Journal of the Sociology of Language (113) : 113–119.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

creole | language planning | language status | language use | school

Language as a subject

English, Aboriginal | Kriol

Place, Publisher

De Gruyter Mouton

ISBN

0165-2516

Journal WWW

www.degruyter.com/journal/key/IJSL/html

Annotation

This paper argues that pure linguistic criteria do not suffice to determine Australian Kriol status, and that one has to take into account the social constraints on its use.