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Publication details [#32169]

Mufwene, Salikoko S. 2001. The ecology of language evolution. Cambridge University Press. XVIII+255 pp.

Publication type

Book – monograph

Publication language

English

Keywords

creole | language change | pidgin

Journal WWW

journals.cambridge.org/

Annotation

This book discusses the general characteristics of language evolution, arguing that, in the essentials of language change, varieties such as pidgins and creoles differ little if at all from non-pidgins and non-creoles.

Reviewed by

Clements, Clancy. 2003. Review of $The ecology of language evolution.