Language contact creolization and genetic linguistics sarah grey thomason terrence kaufman . Language contact creolization and genetic linguistics by sarah grey thomason author terrence kaufman author february 1992 first edition paperback 3895 gbp3200. Language contact creolization and genetic linguistics ten years of research back up the bold new theory advanced by authors thomason and kaufman who rescue the study of contact induced language. Language contact creolization and genetic linguistics sarah grey thomason and terrence kaufman ten years of research back up the bold new theory advanced by authors thomason and kaufman who rescue the study of contact induced language change from the neglect it has suffered in recent decades