English Pidgins: Form and Function.

Mufwene, Salikoko S.

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ERIC Number: EJ385491

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Publication Date: 1988

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English Pidgins: Form and Function.

Mufwene, Salikoko S.

World Englishes, v7 n3 p255-67 Win 1988

Highlights similarities and variation in both form and function of English pidgins the world over. It is argued that English pidgins are related more by socio-historical conditions and directions of development than by details of their formal structure. Reference list includes 68 citations. (Author/DJD)

Descriptors: Anthropological Linguistics, Creoles, English, Ethnography, Etymology, Language Typology, Linguistic Borrowing, Pidgins, Structural Analysis (Linguistics)

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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