the atlas of pidgin and creole language structures

The Atlas presents full colour maps of the distribution among the pidgins and creoles of 130 structural linguistic features. Each entry provides a linguistic and social history of the pidgin or creole in question and an analysis of their linguistic characteristics, and is accompanied by a location map and a bibliography. The division of its three volumes reflects the languages from which they originated. The three-volume Survey brings together eighty-eight leading experts to present concise accounts of the world’s pidgin and creole languages. These books represent the most systematic and comprehensive guide ever published to the world’s pidgins, creoles and mixed languages, designed, edited, and written by the world’s leading experts in the field. Vol 3: Contact languages based on languages from Africa, Asia, Australia and the Americas. Vol 2: Portuguese-based, Spanish-based and French-based languages. Vol 1: English-based and Dutch-based languages. The survey of pidgin and creole languages. Michaelis, Susanne Maurer, Philippe Haspelmath, Martin & Magnus Huber (eds.).The atlas of pidgin and creole language structures. Michaelis, Susanne Maurer, Philippe Haspelmath, Martin & Magnus Huber (eds.), Melanie Revis & Bradley Taylor (collabs.).