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Pidgins and Creoles and their Relevance to Linguistics with a special regard to Jamaican Creole


Seminar Paper, 2009

14 Pages, Grade: 1,7


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Table of Contents:

1. Introduction

2. Definitions
2.1. Jargon
2.2. Pidgin
2.3. Creole

3. Pidgin and creole in linguistic studies
3.1. History of pidgin and creole studies
3.2. Theories of the origin and development of pidgin and creole
3.2.1. Baby-Talk Theory
3.2.2. Universalist & Substratum Theory
3.3.3. Language Evolution

4. Characteristics of Jamaican Creole
4.1. Phonology
4.2. Morphology/Syntax
4.3. Lexical characteristics
4.4. Multiple substrates

5. Relevance of pidgins and creoles for sociolinguistics
5.1. Sociolinguistic situation in Jamaica
5.2. London Jamaican English and its speakers

6. Conclusion

7. Bibliography

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Title
Pidgins and Creoles and their Relevance to Linguistics with a special regard to Jamaican Creole
College
Humboldt-University of Berlin  (Anglistik)
Course
Contact Languages
Grade
1,7
Author
Year
2009
Pages
14
Catalog Number
V157597
ISBN (eBook)
9783640704330
ISBN (Book)
9783640704491
File size
402 KB
Language
English
Keywords
kontaktsprachen sprachwandel pidgin creole
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Oezguer Dindar (Author), 2009, Pidgins and Creoles and their Relevance to Linguistics with a special regard to Jamaican Creole, Munich, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/157597

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