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Graduate Program in Linguistics at the City University of New York

Abstract for Derek Bickerton's talk

Bastard Tongues, a career in Creoles
Derek Bickerton (Professor Emeritus, University of Hawaii)
April 3, 2008 (Thursday)
4:15 PM - ; Room 4102, The CUNY Graduate Center

After a brief summary of the book, I’ll discuss the current status of the bioprogram in the face of various challenges (e.g. Creole exceptionalism, Siegel & Roberts on the Hawaii data), with a review of crucial data from the Seychelles, Surinam and Hawaii.