Grammatical relations in a radical creole: Francis Byrne, Amsterdam: John Benjamins, 1987

TL;DR: The analysis reveals close structural and functional similarities between the two language groups suggesting that fact-type complementation in the Surinamese Creoles was largely modeled on that of Gbe.

TL;DR: The authors highlights some notable typological features of ancient and modern Semitic languages and sheds light on a number of shared intragenetic similarities and parallels within Semitic in the processes and outcomes of grammaticalization.

Abstract: This new four volume collection, Pidgins and Creoles, will showcase the major areas of research and their achievements in this multidisciplinary field. The collection will include both works that represent the status quo as well as those that are controversial in nature but which have nevertheless functioned as major catalysts for the production of knowledge. An important focus of the volumes will be to critically assess existing models, truths, research agendas and methodological frameworks in the research on these languages. While the bulk of research to date has principally investigated so-called English-lexified creoles, the volumes will also draw on work carried out on the range of such languages, crucially including not just creoles but also pidgins.