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One of the most interesting contributions of obsolescence and death studies is the concept of "tip," which describes what happens when a seemingly healthy language suddenly contracts and dies. Attempts to explain this phenomenon are of interest to creolists.

• - Obsolescence and decreolization ................... <[LINK]>
• - Obsolescence as creolization in reverse ........... <[LINK]>
• - Aphasia, obsolescence, and universals ............. <[LINK]>

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For "tip," see Dorian, editors introduction, in _Investigating Obsolescence_