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Collecting recent work by John H. McWhorter on creole languages & their origins, this volume showcases many of his novel & controversial theories, including the claim that the differences between creoles & their source languages is much more than a matter of inflection.

Creolan languages --- Dialectology --- Creole dialects --- Linguistic change --- Grammar --- Lexicology --- Inflection --- Linguistic change. --- Grammar. --- Inflection. --- Lexicology. --- Change, Linguistic --- Language change --- Historical linguistics --- Language and languages --- Creole languages --- Creolized languages --- Languages, Mixed --- Pidgin languages --- Creole dialects - Grammar --- Creole dialects - Lexicology --- Creole dialects - Inflection