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• ORE of Linguistics now Available via Subscription and Perpetual Access

  After a successful free period during development, the ORE of Linguistics is now available via subscription and perpetual access. With over 200 articles and summaries available, the ORE provides in-depth overviews of the major areas of research and will continue to grow with the field over time. Read more about the project or learn how to subscribe.

• Pidgins and Creoles

  “Creole languages have mostly resulted from interactions between Europeans and subordinated peoples amid colonization, trade, and imperialism. Namely, it has traditionally been supposed that creole languages begin as makeshift pidgin varieties, expanded from this into full languages. However, various creolists have proposed that most creoles did not in fact emerge in this way...” –By John McWhorter

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