Jamaican Creole And Tok Pisin Grammatical Similarities And Differences Between English Based Creole Languages

Author : Maximilian Bauer
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
Page : 26 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2015-12-11
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9783668108424

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Jamaican Creole and Tok Pisin. Grammatical Similarities and Differences Between English Based Creole Languages by Maximilian Bauer Pdf

Seminar paper from the year 2011 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Linguistics, grade: 1,7, University of Würzburg (Neuphilologisches Institut), course: Dialects of English, language: English, abstract: As Colonization in Europe emerged more and more countries all over the world were seized by Spanish, German, Dutch, Danish and English troops. As there was a problem of communication a new language between the English troops and settlers and the native people came up that is nowadays called a Pidgin language. It was a mixture of the indigenous language and the language of the invaders from Europe. When later the British brought the first slaves from other colonies mostly in Africa they also had a huge impact on this Pidgin language. As the time went by more and more of these colonies declared their independence but most of the influences to the life and the country in the colonies seemed irreversible. A very important impact was the one on the language of the former natives by African slaves and European settlers that inhabited the colonies for a long time. These influences can still be seen in modern times in education, lifestyle and of course the language. The Pidgin languages all over the world – today most of them developed to creoles – are still spoken. They have some distinct features in common but they also show differences concerning grammatical or syntactical features even if the spelling seems to be nearly the same. Therefore in my opinion it is worthwhile taking a closer look to those similarities and differences between Pidgin and Creole languages all over the world and to pick out some appropriate examples that maybe do not share a continent, but instead share linguistic features derived from actions and happenings of a former time whose impacts are still seen today.

Author : Kim Frintrop
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
Page : 19 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2014-05-13
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9783656653394

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Plural Marking Strategies in Tok Pisin and Jamaican Creole by Kim Frintrop Pdf

Seminar paper from the year 2014 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Linguistics, grade: 2,0, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, course: Proseminar Linguistics, language: English, abstract: The following paper deals with the central question whether Tok Pisin and Jamaican Creole are inflected to indicate number or not. To begin with, the paper will first give a brief historical, linguistic and social background of both creoles. Then the paper focuses on the comparison between the two creole languages in terms of inflectional plural marking, analytic plural marking and bare nouns.

Author : John Holm
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0521585813

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An Introduction to Pidgins and Creoles by John Holm Pdf

A clear and concise introduction to the study of how new languages come into being.

Author : Jacques Arends,Pieter Muysken,Norval Smith
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 428 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027252364

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Pidgins and Creoles by Jacques Arends,Pieter Muysken,Norval Smith Pdf

For review see: Geneviève Escure, in New West Indian Guide / Nieuwe West-Indische Gids, vol. 72, no. 1 & 2 (1998); p. 192-194. - For abstract see: Caribbean Abstracts, no. 7, 1995-1996 (1997); p. 11, no. 0018.

Author : Suzanne Romaine
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 475 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2017-09-08
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781315504957

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Pidgin and Creole Languages by Suzanne Romaine Pdf

This book defines and describes the linguistic features of these languages and considers the dynamic developments that bring them into being and lead to changes in their structure.

Author : Sarah Antonia Gallegos García
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
Page : 21 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2019-09-23
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9783346020000

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Word-formation Processes in Pidgins and Creoles. A Comparison of Tok Pisin and Papiamentu by Sarah Antonia Gallegos García Pdf

Seminar paper from the year 2014 in the subject American Studies - Linguistics, grade: 2,0, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (Amerikanistik), course: Proseminar English Linguistics - Pidgins and Creoles, language: English, abstract: Pidgins and Creoles are often considered to have a lower status than “real” languages. But they do have grammar, phonetics and also morphology and therefore should not be marked with a bad connotation. In contrast: they are full developed languages. The theory that “morphology [is] essentially alien to creole languages” is not verified anymore and has to be revised (Seuren, Wekker 1986). It is a fact that Pidgins and Creoles have less morphology and lexicon than their lexifiers, but nevertheless a sufficient lexicon does exist and even with interesting differences between the languages. We can see this on Holm’s statement that “Papiamentu’s historical movement toward Spanish has included its early relexification and lexical expansion as well as later structural borrowing.”, which shows clearly that word-formation processes on lexicon in Papiamentu exist. As well for Tok Pisin it is said that “the lexical influence of local languages on the pidgin was considerable.” (Holm 2000). In this term paper, I will explore the interesting topic of word-formation processes in Tok Pisin and in Papiamentu: what do they have in common, are there any differences, and which reasons can be found for that? From all the existing wordformation processes I will examine borrowing and conversion in detail. All this will be mainly investigated on the works of Sebba, Holm, Mühlhäusler, Plag, Bartens and on the basis of Kouwenberg. To understand the differences and similarities in the word-formation processes better, we have to consider briefly the historical background of the two languages: Tok Pisin is spoken in Papua New Guinea and was colonized and as a consequence thereof influenced in the 19th century by the English, the German and the Dutch. Above all the established Samoa plantations in 1860 by the Germans had an enormous influence on the development of this Pidgin, because it was used for communication with the inhabitants. Papiamentu instead is spoken in Netherlands Antilles including Curaçao, Aruba and Bonaire and was colonized by the Spaniards and the Dutch in the 16th and 17th century. Later on came the Sephardic Jews with their trinlingualism as well and influenced this Creole. This caused a lack of a homogenous superstrate in Papiamentu. This inhomogeneity is also underlined by the belonging islands: Papiamentu on Curaçao borrows more from Dutch, whereas Papiamentu on Aruba borrows more from Spanish and English.

Author : John A. Holm
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1988-05-05
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 0521271088

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Pidgins and Creoles: Volume 1, Theory and Structure by John A. Holm Pdf

This first volume of Holm's major survey of pidgins and creoles provides an up-to-date and readable introduction to a field of study that has become established only in the past few decades. Written for both students and general readers with a basic knowledge of linguistics, the book's original perspective will also attract specialists in the field seeking a broad overview of the linguistic relationships among these languages. Creolized, or restructured versions of English, French, Spanish, Dutch, Portugese, and other languages arose during European colonial expansion. These resulted in such creoles as Jamaican, Haitian, Papiamentu, and some one hundred others, as well as such semi-creoles as Afrikaans, non-standard Brazilian Portugese, Papiamentu, and American Black English. Scholars have tended to work on particular language varieties in relative isolation, making comparative research into the genesis, development, and structure of creoles difficult. In writing this book, Holm draws on broad studies of many languages to make clear how far-reaching creoles'similarities are and to challenge current linguistic theories on creoles and pidgins. The emphasis of this volume is largely empirical rather than descriptive. Its core is a comparative study of creoles based on European languages in Africa and the Caribbean that demonstrates the striking similarities among the languages in terms of their lexical semantics, phonology, and syntax. A forthcoming volume provides a socio-historic overview of variety development and text examples, with translations, of the restructured languages.

Author : Mark Sebba
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 327 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1997-05-19
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781349255870

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Contact Languages by Mark Sebba Pdf

Contact Languages: Pidgins and Creoles aims to introduce the reader to the exciting and important field of pidgin and creole studies. The book deals with the linguistic, historical and social aspects of the development of pidgin and creole languages. Detailed case studies of individual pidgins and creoles are based around texts drawn from a range of different types and contexts (mainly contemporary), with discussion and grammatical notes. Chapters are interspersed with exercises to consolidate and develop the reader's understanding.

Author : Sarah Lenhardt
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
Page : 75 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2023-11-15
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9783346969675

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English Around the World. Teaching Varieties of English Using the Example of Jamaican Creole by Sarah Lenhardt Pdf

Master's Thesis from the year 2022 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Culture and Applied Geography, grade: 1,7, University of Koblenz-Landau (Landau), course: Masterarbeit, language: English, abstract: How can varieties of English using the example of Jamaican Creole be taught? The main objective of this thesis will be the introduction of different methods and materials that can be used for teaching varieties of English using the example of Jamaican Creole. Hearing different varieties of English when having learned about only two varieties, that is to say, British and American English, may lead to confusion and in some cases even to aversion towards other varieties thinking that only Standard British or American English are ‘real’ Englishes. Without a doubt, it is the responsibility of EFL (English as a Foreign Language) teachers to raise awareness about English varieties and make the students realize that every variety of English deserves respect and acceptance. First and foremost, the historical background of Jamaican Creole will be examined and the focus will be on how it emerged and developed. On this occasion, it will be analyzed in what way several languages such as English, Spanish, and African languages have influenced Jamaican Creole. Special attention is directed towards the major terms pidgins and creoles in order to understand how creole languages all over the world have come into existence. In the next step, I will go into further detail on the linguistic profile of Jamaica. The focus will be on the role of Standard Jamaican English and Jamaican Creole in different contexts and situations. As not only one Jamaican Creole exists, the definition of the Post-Creole Continuum will be part of this chapter. Afterward, linguistic features of Jamaican Creole such as phonological, grammatical, and lexical will be further explained and demonstrated through selected examples, in other words, a Reggae song, and a short story. These literary texts will also be used in the further course of this thesis when developing a unit about Jamaican Creole. Linguistic similarities to other pidgin and creole languages will be presented in order to comprehend how they must have emerged and developed in the same way and that some of them have the same origin. In the following chapter, the importance of English varieties in the educational context will be emphasized. By this means, it will be analyzed what role English varieties play in the German curriculum and how they are represented in German course books for EFL learners. In the last chapter, the focus will be on ways to teach Jamaican Creole in school. [...]

Author : Glenn Gilbert
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
Page : 637 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2019-03-31
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9780824882150

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Pidgin and Creole Languages by Glenn Gilbert Pdf

This book is for the memory of John E. Reinecke, a man whose humanistic activism and sharp-hewn scholarship helped to shape the scientific study of pidgin and creole languages throughout much of the twentieth century. Reinecke was both a social reformer and a leading sociolinguistic researcher working with creole languages and societies that derive from diverse groups of people thrown into close social contact. Most notably, Reinecke's keen sense of social justice has had a telling effect on the social history of Hawaii. Along with his persistent efforts to obtain a fair and equal share for wage earners in sharply stratified societies, his attention early became focused on their language. By encouraging others to study what he called "marginal languages," he was able to bring to them (and to the extraordinary issues—theoretical and practical—which they raise) a measure of prestige, both in the eyes of their speakers and in the increased attention accorded them by students of language and society. The book presents a description of Reinecke's life and work, the text of his own last paper on creolistics, and seventeen papers which reflect the range and vitality of the field that he did so much to open. Some of the papers reflect the issue which has come to dominate creole studies—the debate over the role of universals and of specific substrata as competing explanations of the amazing similarities that creoles, and perhaps pidgins also, exhibit across the world. Many describe the intense language contact within which language contraction and expansion occur (they do this either directly, or by supplying new data which will eventually feed such descriptions), and and some are our belated response to calls which Reinecke made in the 1930s. Fifty years ago, he saw the need for the kind of comparative studies which are only now under way—in, for example, Hazel Carter's paper, which represents a pioneering attempt to compare the suprasegmentals of English-based Creoles on both sides of the Atlantic. In his last years, Reinecke strongly supported research on contact languages with non-European lexical bases. He thought this was the area from which future creole studies would derive the greatest theoretical and practical gain, and in this volume six papers answer his call by analyzing such pidgins and creoles.

Author : Jessica Menz
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
Page : 25 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2008-06
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9783638948494

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London Jamaican -Jamaican Creole in London by Jessica Menz Pdf

Seminar paper from the year 2004 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Linguistics, grade: 1,0, University of Bayreuth (Lehrstuhl für Englische Sprachwissenschaft), course: English - based Pidgin and Creole Languages (and beyond), 7 entries in the bibliography, language: English, abstract: Dealing with linguistics, one clearly realises that language is anything else but a static subject. Actually, language finds itself in constant change and is shaped by its speakers and the situation they are in. One of the many influences that form language has always been contact with new people and different languages, which for example happened when the Britains began to explore the world and brought English to the new continents. Many different new varieties and languages developed, one of them being Jamaican Creole. Far away from Great Britain it found its niche in Jamaica, where it is spoken by many as their native language. Pidgins and Creoles are a well-explored subject in linguistics. But what happens when these languages return to the home countries of one of their root - languages? One of the classic examples is London Jamaican, spoken mostly by black immigrants and their descendants in London. In this paper I am going to outline the history and sociolinguistic situation of London Jamaican and its characteristic features regarding grammar and phonology. Also, I will describe how two extremely distinct varieties, Jamaican Creole and London English, have influenced each other and how London Jamaican functions in everyday contexts. In the early 16th century European nations began exploring the world and soon secured their newly gained territories by making them their colonies. The Caribbean Islands, including Jamaica as well, were colonized by the British, Spanish, Dutch, French and others. Together with the languages of the natives and of Africans, who came to the Caribbean as slaves, there was a strong demand for a common language to make communicatio

Author : Suzanne Romaine
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2000-10-05
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780191607028

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Language in Society by Suzanne Romaine Pdf

Why have 1500 separate languages developed in the Pacific region? Why do Danes understand Norwegians better than Norwegians understand Danish? Is Ebonics a language or a dialect? Linguistics tends to ignore the relationship between languages and the societies in which they are spoken, while sociology generally overlooks the role of language in the constitution of society. In this book Suzanne Romaine provides a clear, lively, and accessible introduction to the field of sociolinguistics and emphasizes the constant interaction between society and language, discussing both traditional and recent issues including: language and social class, language and gender, language and education, and pidgins and creoles. The text shows how our linguistic choices are motivated by social factors, and how certain ways of speaking come to be vested with symbolic value and includes examples drawing on studies of cultures and languages all over the world. This new edition incorporates new material on current issues in the study of gender as well as other topics such as the linguistic dimension to the ethnic conflict in the Balkans, and the controversy over Ebonics in the United States.

Author : Alan S. Kaye,Mauro Tosco
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Creole dialects
ISBN : UOM:39015053180025

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Pidgin and Creole Languages by Alan S. Kaye,Mauro Tosco Pdf

Author : Derek Bickerton
Publisher : Language Science Press
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2016-02-05
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783946234081

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Roots of language by Derek Bickerton Pdf

Author : Stephan Gramley,Michael Pátzold
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 568 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2003-10-04
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781134944262

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A Survey of Modern English by Stephan Gramley,Michael Pátzold Pdf

A comprehensive, scholarly and systematic review of modern English in one volume. It presents a description of both the linguistic structure of present-day English and its geographical, social, gender and ethnic variations.