Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Prelim pages i
2. Table of contents v
3. Introduction 1
4. Creoles are typologically distinct from non-creoles 9
5. Typologizing grammatical complexities 47
6. Pidgin-creoles as a scattered sprachbund 95
7. Creolization and admixture 141
8. The Gulf of Guinea Creoles 163
9. Typology of creole phonology 207
10. The typology of Caribbean Creole reduplication 245
11. Language index 269
12. Subject index 277