A precise boundary between the two terms, Pidgin and Creole, does not exist mostly because they both represent “corruptions” of higher languages and include a wide variety of phenomena. The Oxford English Dictionary suggests the definition of Pidgin English “as an English specialized jargon corrupted according to another language to permit intercommunication”. This is the […]
Louisiana may be considered as a unique example of multicultural and multi-language coexistence. The extraordinary interaction occurred between dialects deserves, among US States, the name of “exotic sister”. To explain such a peculiarity we must remount to Louisiana’s historical background as well as geographical and economical aspects: a strategic position, touched by the Mississippi River […]
Whoever wants to discuss the subject of English as a language has to keep in mind three main points: 1- It does not exist only one English, but many Englishes; 2- Variety also affects Standardization of English; 3- Standard English corresponds to the acrolectic form, while Creoles may be identified with basilect and the mixture […]
