Associations for the study of Pidgins and Creole languages

1. http://www.umac.mo/fsh/dp/acblpe/en/intro.html
The Association for Portuguese and Spanish Lexically Based Creole Languages studies Iberian Romance-based Pidgins and Creoles. It is a non-profit organization, and anyone involved in the study of these languages may become a member. In their website, it is possible to know more about their purposes and activities. There are also some links to other worth reading websites.

2. http://www.cpcs.freeservers.com/
CPCS, the Centre for Pidgin and Creole Studies, is located in Benin City, Nigeria. This a non-profit and non-governmental association. In their website, it is possible to understand more about their four main areas or services: research, education, consultancy, and sociocultural development. Nowadays there is a lack of funds that restricts their activities to the publication of a book and the construction of a center for the study of pidgin and creole languages.


3. http://www.mona.uwi.edu/dllp/spcl/home.html.
The society for Pidgin and Creole Linguistics is dedicated to the study and documentation of Pidgins and Creoles worldwide, as well as languages influencing them or influenced by them. In their website, there are the programs of their past conferences, as well as a schedule of their upcoming meetings.


4. http://www.scl-online.net//pages/sclhome.html
The Society for Caribbean Linguistics focuses on both the theoretical and applied researches of its members. Nowadays, they are studying more intensely the development of languages and their role in Caribbean education. In this website, you can learn about their history, goals, publications and conferences.