___Gumperz' contributions________________________________________

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-- THEORY <[LINK]>

Gumperz adopts a synchronic, interactionist approach which

focuses on well-defined speech communities.

-- CREOLE <[LINK]>

He questions the traditional distinction between

creolization and other varieties of language change.

-- IMPLICATIONS <[LINK]>

Some conclusions about the effects of his work on the field

of creole linguistics as a whole.

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A = (Gumperz, "Introduction" in Hymes and Gumperz, eds.,

_Directions in Sociolinguistics_, 1-25. New York: Holt,

Rhinehart and Winston, 1972)

B: = --from "the Speech Community"

C: = From "Gumperz &Wilson, Convergence and Creolization..." in

_Language in Social Groups_ Stanford 1971

***<[LINK]> may be a useful jump in upchunks, dealing

clearly with troubles of idealizing community synchronically