Occam's Razor and the origins of Chabacano: A reply to Fernández and Sippola.

The authors respond to comments by Mauro Fernández and Eeva Sippola to their article about the origin of Chabacano, or Philippine Creole Spanish language. Topics discussed include a series of papers which contain a genesis scenario for Chabacano, the main purpose of the reply from Fernández and Sippola, and the systematic resemblance between the three varieties, namely Philippine Creole Spanish, Ternateño and Caviteño.