This article focuses on the role of congruence in Creole formation and development, using a
competition-and-selection framework. The proposal is that the similarities (the congruent …

Lánnang-uè, as used in Manila, is a predominantly oral Sino-Philippine variety that has
elements derived from Hokkien, Mandarin, English, and Tagalog. Its users, the Lannangs …

This chapter explores the interactions between Sinitic and Philippine-based languages in
the Philippine context. It focuses on the complex dynamics between the languages of the …

Joint analyses of genes and languages, both of which are transmitted in populations by
descent with modification—genes vertically by Mendel's laws, language via combinations of …

Demonstrative forms, such as this and that, are ubiquitous elements in natural languages, to
the extent that they are generally regarded as a genuinely universal feature of language …

From the 15th to the 19th century, the Trans-Atlantic Slave-Trade (TAST) influenced the
genetic and cultural diversity of numerous populations. We explore genomic and linguistic …

This chapter discusses specific methodological concerns when working with creoles. We
provide a survey of data collection techniques employed in the analysis of social variation …

The purpose of this paper is to show that the use of Swadesh lists in language
documentation can bring to light the complex and multilayered variation that exists in …

Language shift has always existed. Conquests were the first historically attested cause of
language shifts, then migrations prompted these types of changes, and today it is mainly …

Using a working definition of the language faculty which elaborates on the underlying
theoretical and empirical assumptions that gave rise to this concept, this paper reviews key …