A. Daval-Markussen
2011
Creoles are typologically distinct from non-creolesPDF
Journal of Pidgin and Creole Languages 26(1):5--42, 2011
Abstract: In creolist circles, there has been aa long-standing debate whether creoles differ structurally from non-creole languages and thus would form a special class of languages with specific typological properties. This debate about the typological status of creole ...
A phylogenetic networks approach to the classification of English-based Atlantic creoles
English World-Wide 32(2):115--146, 2011
Abstract: This paper deals with the issue of genetic relationships between English-based Atlantic creoles. A method borrowed from biology will be applied to a set of lexical and structural features found in the sample presented in Hancock (1987) in order to assess the ...