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English doesn't quite meet the criteria of being a creole, though. Superstratum/substratum theory applies here. English has an Ingvaeonic superstratum and mult
by amyjess 10y ago
English doesn't quite meet the criteria of being a creole, though.
Superstratum/substratum theory applies here. English has an Ingvaeonic superstratum and multiple substrata, from Old Norse and Norman French at least, if not more.