Pidgins and Creoles

Nonfiction, Entertainment, Drama, Anthologies
Cover of the book Pidgins and Creoles by Martin Basch, GRIN Publishing
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Martin Basch ISBN: 9783640427208
Publisher: GRIN Publishing Publication: September 16, 2009
Imprint: GRIN Publishing Language: English
Author: Martin Basch
ISBN: 9783640427208
Publisher: GRIN Publishing
Publication: September 16, 2009
Imprint: GRIN Publishing
Language: English

Seminar paper from the year 2009 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Linguistics, grade: 2,7, University of Paderborn (Institut für Anglistik und Amerikanistik), course: Sociolinguistics, language: English, abstract: The field of sociolinguistics deals with the relationship between language and society. According to the commentary for the seminar, 'sociolinguists study the social and situational variables that govern variation within a language.' Pidgins and Creoles seem to be very interesting and fascinating for sociolinguists because this topic contains several areas of research like the origin of language, language loss, social contact and language prestige and definitely the rapid development and change of these languages. The development of Pidgins and Creoles has a long history. It is said to have started with the European colonization overseas in the fifteenth century, although it is supposed that there must have been lots of language contact before. 'Indeed, language contact seems likely to be nearly as old as language itself' (Holm 2000: 14). Mark Sebba does therefore give his book the title 'Contact Languages' and the subtitle is 'Pidgins and Creoles'. It is about the contact between people speaking different languages who need a certain language to get in contact. An example therefore is 'Russennorsk' that developed from the need of Russian sailors and Norwegian fishermen who needed to communicate somehow (Singh 2000: 2). However, this language does not exist any longer and has died. Research questions would be: Why did this 'language' die or how did it develop; which language was responsible for lexicon and which one for grammar; were there any grammatical rules at all? In the first chapter, I will give definitions and explain important terminology. After that, I will deal with several theories of the genesis of Pidgins and Creoles and how the development of the 'new' language from the beginning to a Post Creole Continuum does proceed. In the final chapter, I will exemplary describe the Spanish-based Creole language Papiamentu in detail.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Seminar paper from the year 2009 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Linguistics, grade: 2,7, University of Paderborn (Institut für Anglistik und Amerikanistik), course: Sociolinguistics, language: English, abstract: The field of sociolinguistics deals with the relationship between language and society. According to the commentary for the seminar, 'sociolinguists study the social and situational variables that govern variation within a language.' Pidgins and Creoles seem to be very interesting and fascinating for sociolinguists because this topic contains several areas of research like the origin of language, language loss, social contact and language prestige and definitely the rapid development and change of these languages. The development of Pidgins and Creoles has a long history. It is said to have started with the European colonization overseas in the fifteenth century, although it is supposed that there must have been lots of language contact before. 'Indeed, language contact seems likely to be nearly as old as language itself' (Holm 2000: 14). Mark Sebba does therefore give his book the title 'Contact Languages' and the subtitle is 'Pidgins and Creoles'. It is about the contact between people speaking different languages who need a certain language to get in contact. An example therefore is 'Russennorsk' that developed from the need of Russian sailors and Norwegian fishermen who needed to communicate somehow (Singh 2000: 2). However, this language does not exist any longer and has died. Research questions would be: Why did this 'language' die or how did it develop; which language was responsible for lexicon and which one for grammar; were there any grammatical rules at all? In the first chapter, I will give definitions and explain important terminology. After that, I will deal with several theories of the genesis of Pidgins and Creoles and how the development of the 'new' language from the beginning to a Post Creole Continuum does proceed. In the final chapter, I will exemplary describe the Spanish-based Creole language Papiamentu in detail.

More books from GRIN Publishing

Cover of the book The role of the media in the United States and the media's influence on aggression, violence, crime and the individual by Martin Basch
Cover of the book Analyzing the Austrian fashion industry according to Porter´s five forces by Martin Basch
Cover of the book Motives of Lamentation in Art and Music by Martin Basch
Cover of the book To what extent has Barcelona become a model of urban transformation for other cities in Europe and even globally and why might this be the case? by Martin Basch
Cover of the book Theories on the origin of the english progressive by Martin Basch
Cover of the book Global Corporate Strategy - A Critical Analysis and Evaluation of Amazon.com by Martin Basch
Cover of the book The Great War and its effects in D. H. Lawrence's Lady Chatterley's Lover by Martin Basch
Cover of the book The comparative analysis of the solutions to the problem of nuclear proliferation by Martin Basch
Cover of the book Assessment of Waste Management Strategies in Nigerian Universities by Martin Basch
Cover of the book The influence of change management practices on the implementation of Compliance Management Systems in companies by Martin Basch
Cover of the book Religious Symbolism in William Blake's 'Songs of Innocence and of Experience' by Martin Basch
Cover of the book The Easter Enlargement of the European Union - a successful story? by Martin Basch
Cover of the book Analysis of Shelley's 'Ode to the West Wind' by Martin Basch
Cover of the book External Environmental Analysis - The U.S. Television Manufacturing Industry by Martin Basch
Cover of the book United under SAP by Martin Basch
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy