John McWhorter challenges an enduring paradigm among linguists in this provocative exploration of the origins of plantation creoles. Using a wealth of data–linguistic, sociolinguistic, historical–he proposes that the “limited access model” of creole genesis is seriously flawed.
THE MISSING SPANISH CREOLES: RECOVERING THE BIRTH OF By John Mcwhorter ex Lib
John McWhorter challenges an enduring paradigm among linguists in this provocative exploration of the origins of plantation creoles. Using a wealth of data–linguistic, sociolinguistic, historical–he proposes that the “limited access model” of creole genesis is seriously flawed.