Kriol and the question of decreolization

Creoles that remain in contact with their lexifier language are typically considered to undergo decreolization as a matter of course, resulting in development of a postcreole continuum. While this appears to be the case with Kriol, a creole English spoken by aboriginals in northern Australia, it is...

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Published in:International journal of the sociology of language 1982-01, Vol.36, p.5-13
Main Author: Sandefur, John R
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aborigine/Aborigines/Aboriginal
Australia/Australian/Australians
Creole/Creoles
England/English (see also Britain, Great Britain, UK)
Society, The, of
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Summary:Creoles that remain in contact with their lexifier language are typically considered to undergo decreolization as a matter of course, resulting in development of a postcreole continuum. While this appears to be the case with Kriol, a creole English spoken by aboriginals in northern Australia, it is argued that closer examination of the situation indicates that the so-called postcreole continuum is in fact the interlang continuum that results from the efforts of Kriol speakers learning English as a second lang, rather than the result of decreolization. Modified HA
ISSN:0165-2516