The Typology of Pidgin and Creole Languages – Viveka Velupillai.

On the History of Pidgin and Creole Studies – Rachel Selbach.

Variation in Pidgin and Creole Languages – Miriam Meyerhoff.Pidgins and Creoles: New Domains, New Technologies – Theresa Heyd.Identity and Flexible Languages: Youth and Urban Varieties – Ellen Hurst-Harosh.Creoles, Education and Policy – Denise Angelo.Tonouchi, ‘Da Pidgin Guerrilla’ on Pidgin in the Local Literatures of Hawai‘i – Micheline M. Creoles in Literature: Talking Story with Lee A.The Rise of Pidgin Theatre in Hawai‘i – Tammy Haili‘ōpua Baker.Pidgins and Creoles in Eurasia: The Consolation of Philology – Anthony P.The Atlantic – Kofi Yakpo & Norval Smith.Caribbean, South and Central America – Bettina Migge.

North America and Hawai‘i – Sarah Roberts.

The contact Varieties of Japan and the North-West Pacific – Kazuko Matsumoto & David Britain.

Australia and the South West Pacific – Felicity Meakins.

Indian Ocean Creoles – Guillaume Fon Sing & Daniel Véronique.

Not in Retrospective: The Future of Pidgin and Creole Research – Umberto Ansaldo & Miriam Meyerhoff

Framing of the study of pidgin and creole languages – history of the field, interdisciplinary connectionsĭemonstrating how fundamentally human and natural these communication systems are, how rich in expressive power and sophisticated in their complexity, The Routledge Handbook of Pidgin and Creole Languages is an essential reference for anyone with an interest in this area.

Usage, function and power – sociolinguistic and artistic perspectives on pidgins and creoles, creoles as sociocultural phenomena.

Space and place – areal perspective on pidgin and creole languages.

Divided into three sections, its analysis covers: Providing unique and equal coverage of nearly all parts of the world where such languages are found, as well as situating each area within a rich socio-historical context, this book presents fresh and diverse interdisciplinary perspectives from leading voices in the field.

The Routledge Handbook of Pidgin and Creole Languages offers a state-of-the-art collection of original contributions in the area of Pidgin and Creole studies.

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