Evolution, and 'functional' + 'social'

[David Golumbia]

I had already meant to suggest Professor DeGraff's tremendous essay on
this subject as a corrective to Bickerton's views, and I
note he did not also mention this recent publication of his which is an
important read for anyone interested in many related topics:

Michael DeGraff, "Morphology in Creole Genesis: Linguistics and
Ideology," 53-122, in Michael J. Kenstowicz (ed.), _Ken Hale: A Life in
Language_ (MIT Press, 2001).

"simple" indeed.

> Though I haven't yet read DeGraff's contribution, it sounds more plausible
> on the surface of things than Parkvall's remarks, though, because it
> seems to take syntax more seriously than what I could gather from
>


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