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Peer reviewedRickford, John R. – Journal of Linguistics, 1986
Argues that the adequacy of pidgins and creoles as expressive instruments requires systematic empirical research. This research would be based on two sound approaches: a macro-survey of language resources and a micro-analysis of language samples. (CB)
Descriptors: Creoles, Expressive Language, Language Patterns, Language Research
