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The first study into how children acquire Creoles as their first language in the absence of a conventional language model.
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In this volume, second language (L2) acquisition researchers and creolists engage in a dialogue, focusing on processes at work in L2 acquisition and creole gene
Creole and Dialect Continua
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Although there is a substantial amount of linguistic research on standard language acquisition, little attention has been given to the mechanisms underlying sec
Creole Genesis and the Acquisition of Grammar
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Authors: Claire Lefebvre
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This study focuses on the cognitive processes involved in creole genesis: relexification, reanalysis, and direct leveling. The role of these processes is docume
The Emergence of Pidgin and Creole Languages
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This book examines the emergence of pidgins and creoles and the controversies surrounding current theories about them. Among the questions considered are why th