Book 2 Preview: "Linguistic Typological Smackdown"

from A Million Little Gods Hosted by Aaron Gowen

Are there types of languages that are unique from other types of languages? Are there newer languages that are formed from other languages, but have less vocabulary, less grammar, less stuff? Is that what we mean by “creoles”? John McWhorter thinks so; Salikoko Mufwene doesn’t. Welcome to the smackdown. Get full access to A Million Little Gods at amillionlittlegods.substack.com/subscribe

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