内容

目次

1. Introduction; 2. The founder principle in the development of creoles;3. The development of American Englishes: factoring contact in and the socialbias out; 4. The legitimate and illegitimate offspring of English; 5. Whatresearch on the development of creoles can contribute to genetic linguistics;6. Language contact, evolution and death: how ecology rolls the dice; 7. Pastand recent population movements in Africa: their impact on its linguisticlandscape; 8. Conclusions for the big picture.