Reviews
"McWhorter is very good at teasing out both the small, and major, inconsistencies in our long-held assumptions about creoles and language change and whether we agree with him or not, he often shakes us out of our comfortable complacency over unchallenged issues. He's the 800 pound gorilla inthe room. You may not want to hear him, but he's hard to ignore."--Linguist List, "This book is a welcome addition to the linguistic literature on creole languages and is sure to provide the fodder for many a lively discusiion."--Kathe Managan, University of Michigan"McWhorter is very good at teasing out both the small, and major, inconsistencies in our long-held assumptions about creoles and language change and whether we agree with him or not, he often shakes us out of our comfortable complacency over unchallenged issues. He's the 800 pound gorilla in the room. You may not want to hear him, but he's hard to ignore."--Linguist List, "This book is a welcome addition to the linguistic literature on creole languages and is sure to provide the fodder for many a lively discussion."--Kathe Managan, University of Michigan, "This book is a welcome addition to the linguistic literature on creole languages and is sure to provide the fodder for many a lively discusiion."--Kathe Managan, University of Michigan"McWhorter is very good at teasing out both the small, and major, inconsistencies in our long-held assumptions about creoles and language change and whether we agree with him or not, he often shakes us out of our comfortable complacency over unchallenged issues. He's the 800 pound gorilla in the room. You may not want to hear him, but he's hard to ignore."--Linguist List"This book is a welcome addition to the linguistic literature on creole languages and is sure to provide the fodder for many a lively discussion."--Kathe Managan, University of Michigan"McWhorter is very good at teasing out both the small, and major, inconsistencies in our long-held assumptions about creoles and language change and whether we agree with him or not, he often shakes us out of our comfortable complacency over unchallenged issues. He's the 800 pound gorilla in the room. You may not want to hear him, but he's hard to ignore."--Linguist List, "This book is a welcome addition to the linguistic literature on creole languages and is sure to provide the fodder for many a lively discusiion."--Kathe Managan, University of Michigan "McWhorter is very good at teasing out both the small, and major, inconsistencies in our long-held assumptions about creoles and language change and whether we agree with him or not, he often shakes us out of our comfortable complacency over unchallenged issues. He's the 800 pound gorilla in the room. You may not want to hear him, but he's hard to ignore."--Linguist List, "This book is a welcome addition to the linguistic literature on creolelanguages and is sure to provide the fodder for many a livelydiscussion."--Kathe Managan, University of Michigan, "McWhorter is very good at teasing out both the small, and major,inconsistencies in our long-held assumptions about creoles and language changeand whether we agree with him or not, he often shakes us out of our comfortablecomplacency over unchallenged issues. He's the 800 pound gorilla in the room.You may not want to hear him, but he's hard to ignore."--Linguist List
