Who We Are & What We Do
The Society for Pidgin and Creole Linguistics (SPCL) is organized in the interest of the academic community and not for profit. Its object is the study and documentation of Pidgin and Creole languages worldwide, together with other languages or dialects of other languages influencing them or influenced by them.
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The Society adheres to standard ethical guidelines for academics including fieldwork.
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The first meeting of the SPCL was held in Washington in January 1989 in conjunction with the Linguistic Society of America. This was three years after the launch of its affiliated publication of the Journal of Pidgin and Creole Languages. The background to the formation of the Society is elaborated by Glenn Gilbert (2005): SPCL in Retrospect
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If you want to contact the board, please send an email to:
spclsociety@gmail.com




Executive Committee

Nicole Scott
President 2025–2027

Fabiola Henri
Vice president / president elect 2025–2027

Eeva Sippola
Immediate past president: 2025–2027

Bettina Migge
Editor of JPCL

Stéphane Térosier
Treasurer 2025-2028

Kristoffer Friis Bøegh
Member at large, ending 2026

Maria Mazzoli
Member at large, ending 2027
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Nickesha Dawkins
Member at large, ending 2028

Stefano Manfredi
Secretary of SPCL
Nominations Committee
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Eeva Sippola (Chair)
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Tonjes Veenstra ( Member until 2026)
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Simanique Moody (Member until 2027)