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The phenomenon of a creole becoming more like its lexifier is known as '' decreolisation ''. refers to many varieties of language spoken in [[Jamaica]].
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2009
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'' decreolisation ''. is a textbook example of a [[post-creole continuum]], where following the establishment of a creole, the language merges with the original 'lexifier' language that supplied most of the vocabulary.
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2009
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The phenomenon of a creole becoming more like its lexifier is known as decreolisation.
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2009
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