(off-list) Re: Creole languages (was Who is Eddy Peters?)

[Salikoko Mufwene]

At 05:07 PM 2/25/2001 -0500, Bethany Dumas wrote:

Almost every linguist I know who does research on English <knows> or <asumes>
>that English is a creole. I am mystified by your comment.

Not this one., and I can think of quite a few who would side with me.

Sali.

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