The Source of Tok Pisin Structures.

Goulden, Rick J.

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Publication Date: 1989

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The Source of Tok Pisin Structures.

Goulden, Rick J.

World Englishes, v8 n2 p147-56 Sum 1989

The source of the similarities and differences produced by pidginization is a central question studied in Pidgin-Creole linguistics. Several explanatory approaches are discussed that have guided research in this area, including simplification, substratum, independent innovation, and universals. (27 references) (Author/OD)

Descriptors: Creoles, Diachronic Linguistics, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Grammar, Language Research, Language Universals, Language Variation, Linguistic Borrowing, Pidgins, Plurals, Structural Analysis (Linguistics), Uncommonly Taught Languages

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