Table of Contents

1. Preface; 2. List of abbreviations used; 3. Maps; 4. I. General aspects; 5. 1. The study of pidgin and creole languages (by Muysken, Pieter); 6. 2. The socio-historical background of creoles (by Arends, Jacques); 7. 3. Pidgins (by Bakker, Peter); 8. 4. Mixed languages and language intertwining (by Bakker, Peter); 9. 5. Variation (by Rooij, Vincent de); 10. 6. Decolonization, language planning and education (by Appel, Rene); 11. 7. Creole literature (by Adamson, Lilian); 12. II. Theories of genesis; 13. 8. Theories focusing on the European input (by Besten, Hans den); 14. 9. Theories focusing on the non-European input (by Arends, Jacques); 15. 10.Gradualist and developmental hypotheses (by Arends, Jacques); 16. 11. Universalist approaches (by Muysken, Pieter); 17. III. Sketches of individual languages; 18. 12. Eskimo pidgin (by Voort, Hein van der); 19. 13. Haitian (by Muysken, Pieter); 20. 14. Saramaccan (by Bakker, Peter); 21. 15. Shaba Swahili (by Rooij, Vincent de); 22. 16. Fa d'Ambu (by Post, Marike); 23. 17. Papiamento (by Kouwenberg, Silvia); 24. 18. Sranan (by Adamson, Lilian); 25. 19. Berbice Dutch (by Kouwenberg, Silvia); 26. IV. Grammatical features; 27. 20. TMA particules and auxiliaries (by Bakker, Peter); 28. 21. Noun phrases (by Bruyn, Adrienne); 29. 22. Reflexives (by Muysken, Pieter); 30. 23. Serial verbs (by Muysken, Pieter); 31. 24. Fronting (by Veenstra, Tonjes); 32. V. Conclusions and annotated language list; 33. 25. Conclusions (by Arends, Jacques); 34. 26. An annotated list of creoles, pidgins, and mixed languages (by Smith, Norval); 35. Bibliography; 36. Subject index; 37. Index of languages; 38. Index of place names; 39. Author Index

Reviews

... this is undoubtedly the best book for use as a part of a university course on pidgin and creole languages that has yet appeared.”
Philip Baker, Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, 59:2 (1996).
“The work is, without doubt, the definitive intoduction to pidgin and creole languages and linguistics. As a textbook, it would be ideal for an introductory or advanced undergraduate course in pidgin and creole languages.
*Dudley K. Nylander, Studies in Language 23.1*