First textbook to provide a readable and engaging introduction to theoretical aspects of pidgins and creole linguistics
Gives and unbiased discussion of the social and political background
Written in a lively, accessible way
Singh's work is an excellent introduction to the field of pidgins and creoles.
Journal of Sociolinguistics
Singh's book is very readable.
The Carrier Pidgin
The book of Ishtla Singh is a surprise as one hears the voice of a Creole speaking scholar and discovers the presentation of known material from an entirely new point of view, that of the Creole speaker. I am sure that this book will encourage students to major in Pidgin and Creole studies.
Elena Perekhvalskaya Milkova, St. Petersburg Unive
Singh's book is an excellent introductory textbook written in a very readable style from a native speaker's perspective.
Year's Work in English Studies
Part 1 Definitions
Introduction
What is a Creole?
Pidgins and Creoles in Linguistics
Part 2 Once long ago, not too long ago: Theories of Genesis
Introduction
The superstratal target
The substratal essence
The universalist dimension
Part 3 An' den de news spread across de lan': The Creole Continuum
Quibbles and queries
Part 4 Crick crack, monkey break 'e back for a piece of pommerac?: Language Planning
Introduction
Language planning: definitions and stages
Case study: Language planning in Trinidad.