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Language society and culture. Lingua francas Pidgins and creoles. Chapter 4 . Samira Nourah Fatmah. Contents:. Definition of: Lingua franca Pidgins and creoles Examples Information Links . Definition .
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Language society and culture Lingua francasPidgins and creoles Chapter 4 Samira Nourah Fatmah
Contents: • Definition of: • Lingua franca • Pidgins and creoles • Examples • Information • Links
Definition • Lingua franca: Any language that is widely used as a means of communication among speakers of other languages. • Definition from the book : language of communication between two people. • Example : Colombians use Spanish and Brazilians use Portuguese.
Information • Economic factor effect to lingua franca • The most interesting lingua francas in many respects are pidgin and Creole language
Link about lingua francas • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNiTcnwmpCg
Definition • Pidgins : when two groups with different language are communicatory in a situation where there is also a third dominant language. • Example : Two Chinese characters pei and tsin meaning paying money .
Information about pidgins • Pidgins developed as language of trade between the traders who used a colonial language such as Portuguese
Creoles • Is a pidgin which has acquired native speaker
Information about creoles • A Creole is a pidgin which has expanded in structure and vocabulary to express the range of meanings and serve the range of function required of a first language
Link about pidgins and creoles • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DScpiw6Ios