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Countries along the cycle: case studies

In this chapter the evolutionary model developed in chapter 3 and its ensuing claims are applied to specific countries and language varieties. For obvious reasons a selection of case studies to focus on was necessary. This includes the most important PCEs and those which are particularly typical of their respective regions. The order of presentation is basically geographical and, in the case of neighboring countries, also historical. Starting from the Pacific, we move in a broadly westerly direction. Along the Pacific Rim, the countries to be discussed are Fiji and the important settler commun…