Chapters in this book

1. Prelim pages i
2. Table of contents v
3. List of tables xi
4. Preface xiii
5. List of abbreviations xv
6. Introduction 1
7. The genesis of pidgin and creole languages: A State of the Art 7
8. The relexification account of creole genesis. The case of Haitian Creole 37
9. What do creole studies have to offer to mainstream linguistics? 125
10. On data 139
11. Multifunctionality and the concept of lexical entry 155
12. On the semantic opacity of creole languages 181
13. Do creole languages really form a typological class? 207
14. The interplay of relexification and levelling in creole genesis and development 231
15. The emergence of productive morphology in creole languages: The case of Haitian Creole 259
16. References 309
17. Appendices 341
18. Index of authors 349
19. Index of subjects 355