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9781612096421

Ghanaian Pidgin English : Diachronic, Synchronic and Sociolinguistic Perspectives

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  • ISBN13:

    9781612096421

  • ISBN10:

    1612096425

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2011-07-31
  • Publisher: Nova Science Pub Inc
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Summary

"Pidgin" has been defined with different criteria by various authors. Two of these criteria are social and structural. The social criterion is that a pidgin arises out of the need for a language as a means of communication when people who do not have a common language come together. The structural criterion is that a pidgin is comprised of reduced structures that evolve to serve as a means of communication. This book is devoted to a literature review on the definition and etymology of pidgin and creole. Definitions to acquaint the reader with these two concepts are presented, which will help to decide whether the language variety being discussed in this work is pidgin or creole, or if it is something entirely different.

Table of Contents

On Defining Pidgin
Historical Overview & Current Status of Pidgin English in West Africa
Ghanaian Pidgin English: In Search of Current & Historical Evidence
Structure of Ghanaian Pidgin English
Sociolinguistics of Ghanaian Pidgin English
Conclusion
Index
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