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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

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Nicole Scott

President 2025–2027

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Fabiola Henri

Vice president / president elect 2025–2027

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Eeva Sippola

Immediate past president:  2025–2027

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Bettina Migge

Editor of JPCL

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Stéphane Térosier

Treasurer 2025-2028

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Kristoffer Friis Bøegh

Member at large, ending 2026 

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Maria Mazzoli

Member at large, ending 2027

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Nickesha Dawkins

Member at large, ending 2028

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Stefano Manfredi

Secretary of SPCL

Nominations Committee

  • Eeva Sippola  (Chair)

  • Tonjes Veenstra ( Member until 2026) 

  • Simanique Moody (Member until 2027)

Committee on Creoles in Education 

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