Acknowledgements List of Maps, Figures, and Tabless Abbreviations 1 Introduction 1.1 Backdrop 1.2 An Essential Pre-Amble concerning Language Names 1.3 About This Book 1.4 Questions 1.5 Framework 1.6 Outline of the Book 1.7 A Note on Spelling and Punctuation of Quotations and Linguistic Examples2 Foundations--Diffusion of Portuguese in Multiethnic Melaka, 1511-1641 2.

1 The Portuguese Language in Melaka--First Contacts 2.2 Linguistic Consequences of the Conquest 2.3 What Types of Portuguese Provided Models for Use by Locals? 2.4 Discussion3 Continuity and Redirection--The Destiny of Portuguese under the Dutch 3.1 Demographic Consequences of the Dutch Conquest 3.2 The Portuguese Population in Later 17th Century Dutch Melaka 3.4 The Lack of Direct Linguistic Evidence of Local Contact Portuguese 3.5 Demography of the Portuguese Speech Community, 18th and 19th Centuries 3.

6 Discussion4 Endurance--Malacca Creole Portuguese in the Early British Period 4.1 British Observations 4.2 Missionary Presence and the Use of Portuguese and Indo-Portuguese 4.3 First Linguistic Notices of Malacca Creole Portuguese 4.4 1880s: Linguistic Documentation of Malacca Creole Portuguese 4.5 Discussion5 Aspects of the Grammar of 19th Century Malacca Creole Portuguese 5.1 The Expression of Possession 5.2 The Form of the Verb 5.

3 Verb Tense and Aspect Representation 5.4 The Negation System 5.5 Case-Marking: Direct and Indirect Objects 5.6 The Status of Certain Connective Words 5.7 Discussion6 Epilogue Appendix Bibliography Index.