Re: [tied] Middle English Plurals

From: P&G
Message: 29400
Date: 2004-01-12

> Tok Pisin survived. If it hadn't been for increased literacy in
> English and French many more of their creoles would have survived.
> Why did all the IE creoles disappear then?

We're into speculation here, which is likely to be unproductive in the end.
But we might in passing note that modern Creoles have survived - what - 200
years? You're talking 3000 or so with PIE creoles.

Peter