Chapters in this book

1. Prelim pages i
2. Table of contents vii
3. Acknowledgements xxiii
4. List of abbreviations xxv
5. General introduction 1
6. Part I. General aspects
7. 1. Pidgins 15
8. 2. Creoles 43
9. 3. Mixed languages 69
10. 4. Sociohistorical contexts of pidgins and creoles 99
11. 5. Theories on the formation processes of pidgins 133
12. 6. Theories on the formation processes of creoles 171
13. 7. Variation and change 211
14. 8. Language in society 243
15. Part II. Linguistic features
16. Introduction to Part II 285
17. 9. Phonology 295
18. 10. Morphology 325
19. 11. The noun phrase 353
20. 12. The verb phrase and predication 389
21. 13. Simple sentences 433
22. 14. Complex sentences 463
23. 15. Pragmatics 497
24. Glossary 531
25. References 539
26. Index 579