Shelome Gooden will be giving a plenary talk at the Mervyn Alleyne Conference, June 7-8, UWI Mona, Jamaica. Alleyne is one of the pioneers of substrate hypothesis in Creole formation but also as products of cultural and linguistic creativity. Shelome took classes from and was mentored by Prof Alleyne 1994-1996. Read the LSA highlight on Prof. Alleyne.