Download or read book The Handbook of Pidgin and Creole Studies written by Silvia Kouwenberg and published by Wiley-Blackwell. This book was released on 2008-12-03 with total page 710 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Their comparatively recent origins and their shared grammatical features provide pidgins and creoles with a special place in linguistic theory. While providing a comprehensive treatment of core aspects of pidgins/creoles, this handbook focuses on the questions that animate creole studies.