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a unique feature. Ferguson1 (forthcoming) attempted to classify Naga Pidgin as a creoloid on the basis of the definition of Todd (1975) by comparing the description of Naga Pidgin with the Sengapore English of Platt (1975a, 1975b and 1980), but gave up stating that ‘for the more specific question, "Is Nagamese a creoloid?", we must also acknowledge the difficulty of a definite answer. We need a clearer definition of the type "croloid" and more information on the structure and use of Nagaemese’. In the last page of the same article, he further states that ‘It is still the author’s coviction that generalizations about pidginization and creolization are premature and likely to be wrong until a more conclusive taxonomy is available (Ferguson & DeBose 1977). Important and challenging theoretical forays starting from idealized "natural" creolization from Europeon based Pidgins (Bicherton 1978) or from the analysis of adult second language acquistion (Shumann 1978) have their place om creole studies but at least as valuable are detailed, insightful investigations of non-Europeon based. not quite, classic marginal varieties. Fortunately Sreedhar and Platt are continuing to investigate Nagamese and Somgapore colloquial English, as they and their colleagues are concerned with theoretical issues of definition and taxonomy (cf. Sreedhar 1982, Platt & Weber 1980)’. Since the present western hypotheses regarding the Pidgins and creoles were found tp be inapplicable even in the case of some of the pidgins and creoles based on Europeon languages, a way out seems to be to modify partially the western hypotheses so as to keep these two different but not distinct language types kept them under the rubric of marginal languages. Fortunately many western creolists like Ferguson, Samarin, Hull, Mecedo, Dreschal, etc., all cited earlier, also feel the need for a rethinking with regard to the definition and characteristic features of pidgins and creoles.

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1Prof. C.A. Ferguson posted to this writer a types cript copy of his paper is Nagamese a Creooid?’ which it to Reinecke Memorial volume (ed.) G. Gilbert.
 
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