Many linguists argue that decreolization can gradually erase some core elements of a creole's phonology and syntax.

Linguists debated whether the observed decreolizations were driven by social prestige or by prolonged contact with the standard language.

The linguist warns that excessive influence from the prestige language decreolizes the local dialect, erasing unique grammatical features.

As urban influence spread, the islanders' speech decreolized, adopting more standard grammatical structures.

The linguist spent years decreolizing the urban dialect to study its historical roots.

Some educators worry that policies to decreolize the dialect used in schools will erase community identity.