creolist

As to the "creolist hypothesis" concerning the relation of Gullah to other varieties of American Black English, my objection was primarily to Dillard's tendency to present it not as hypothesis but as established fact.

Gullah Stewart, William A. 1973

The first is Spears 'handling of the creolist hypothesis concerning the origin of the Gullah dialect and its relationship to other varieties of American Black English.

Gullah Stewart, William A. 1973

And he presents that conclusion as if it were some sort of new and irrefutable counterargument to the creolist hypothesis.

Gullah Stewart, William A. 1973

Yet, in assuming or acting as if Dillard's only evidence for this creolist hypothesis concerning Gullah consists of what is furnished in the text of Black English, Spears is merely demonstrating that he did not follow up Dillard's references to the writings of other creolists with anything like the diligence with which he admittedly checked out Dillard's critical citations of dialect geographers.

Gullah Stewart, William A. 1973