Language Interrupted
Language Interrupted by John McWhorter is a 2007 Society & Culture book written by TED speaker John McWhorter, paired here with the talk they gave.
"Written by one of the leading figures in creole studies, this book addresses in detail five distinct language families, making it of interest to specialists in all of them. Language Interrupted is also a useful unitary statement about language contact, to be consulted partly as a text and partly as a reference book with case studies."--Jacket.