Table of Contents

1. Acknowledgements; 2. List of abbreviations; 3. General introduction; 4. Part I. General aspects; 5. 1. Pidgins; 6. 2. Creoles; 7. 3. Mixed languages; 8. 4. Sociohistorical contexts of pidgins and creoles; 9. 5. Theories on the formation processes of pidgins; 10. 6. Theories on the formation processes of creoles; 11. 7. Variation and change; 12. 8. Language in society; 13. Part II. Linguistic features; 14. Introduction to Part II; 15. 9. Phonology; 16. 10. Morphology; 17. 11. The noun phrase; 18. 12. The verb phrase and predication; 19. 13. Simple sentences; 20. 14. Complex sentences; 21. 15. Pragmatics; 22. Glossary; 23. References; 24. Index