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    Bianka Sylvee Dumlao SEEL 105

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    This document contains a student's answers to questions about pidgin and creole languages. It defines pidgin as having limited vocabulary, reduced grammar, and not being anyone's native language. Creole languages are described as full-fledged languages with their own rules that may be less prestigious than the parent European languages. The student provides 10 examples of pidgin phrases and their English translations, such as "Dei bai" meaning "they buy" and "Leg belong you he-all-right gain" meaning "Your leg will get well again."

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    This document contains a student's answers to questions about pidgin and creole languages. It defines pidgin as having limited vocabulary, reduced grammar, and not being anyone's native language. Creole languages are described as full-fledged languages with their own rules that may be less prestigious than the parent European languages. The student provides 10 examples of pidgin phrases and their English translations, such as "Dei bai" meaning "they buy" and "Leg belong you he-all-right gain" meaning "Your leg will get well again."

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    This document contains a student's answers to questions about pidgin and creole languages. It defines pidgin as having limited vocabulary, reduced grammar, and not being anyone's native language. Creole languages are described as full-fledged languages with their own rules that may be less prestigious than the parent European languages. The student provides 10 examples of pidgin phrases and their English translations, such as "Dei bai" meaning "they buy" and "Leg belong you he-all-right gain" meaning "Your leg will get well again."

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    Bianka Sylvee Dumlao SEEL 105

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    Bianka Sylvee Dumlao

    SEEL 105

    Activity 2

    Exercise 4

    Learning Activity

    Answer the following:

    1. What are the characteristics of:

    a. Pidgin

     they possess a limited vocabulary


     substantially reduced grammatical structure
     does not serve as the native, or first, language of any particular group.
     tends to come about suddenly, as the need arises, and ceases to exist when
    no longer called upon to perform its original function

    b. Creole.

     languages in their own right


     tend to carry less prestige than the standard European languages beside
    which they are used and from which they derive the bulk of their vocabulary.

    2. Give other examples of pidgin phrases and their translations in English. Mention
    10 phrases or sentences.

    Dei bai they buy

    Dei bin bai they bought

    dei stay bai they are buying

    dei go bai they will buy

    dei bin stay bai they were buying

    dei go stei bai They will be buying

    Inside dirt and cover and they put the body in the
    blanket, finish ground and covered it
    with a blanket and that’s
    all
    Leg belong you he-all-right Your leg will get well again
    gain

    What for Miss Willis laugh Why does Miss Willis often
    all time? Before Fraulein laugh? Fraulen used to
    cry all time. always cry.

    I not see pig belonng you I didn’t see your pig

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