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Pidgin English

I have a chat with a younger friend and we mentioned the term "Pidgin English", which he is not familiar with, while I knew this term for decades. Now the question is, does the term no longer prevail? I guess so because globalization/internet helps people improve their English skills. I also rarely come across the term in magazine. But in the old days, I saw it several times. Wonder if it is the case?

Kevin from Hong Kong
  

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[nq:1]I have a chat with a younger friend and we mentioned the term "Pidgin English", which he is not familiar ... But in the old days, I saw it several times. Wonder if it is the case?

  • [nq:1]I have a chat with a younger friend and we mentioned the term "Pidgin English", which he is not familiar ...
  • But in the old days, I saw it several times.
  • Wonder if it is the case?
  • Kevin from Hong Kong[/nq] I would guess that you are correct about the effect of globalization/Internet.
  • I would also guess that P-E was an early effort of a dominated colonial people to quickly develop a functional spoken language with the people of the dominating colonial power.
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[nq:1]I have a chat with a younger friend and we mentioned the term "Pidgin English", which he is not familiar ... But in the old days, I saw it several times. Wonder if it is the case? Kevin from Hong Kong[/nq]
I would guess that you are correct about the effect of globalization/Internet.
I would also guess that P-E was an early effort of a dominated colonial people to quickly develop a f
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[nq:2]I have a chat with a younger friend and we ... Wonder if it is the case? Kevin from Hong Kong[/nq]
[nq:1]I would guess that you are correct about the effect of globalization/Internet. I would also guess that P-E was an ... probably once a P-G (German) and P-F (French) spoken in those respective colonies, but English speakers wouldn't have noticed it.[/nq]
It did not need a colonial p
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It seemed an odd question to me at first, but I suppose there is something to it.
[nq:2]I would also guess that P-E was an early effort ... spoken language with the people of the dominating colonial power.[/nq]
[nq:1]It did not need a colonial power to exist. Pidgin languages were developed where local people came into contact with ... many case these trading contacts developed later into
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[nq:2]I would also guess that P-E was an early effort ... those respective colonies, but English speakers wouldn't have noticed it.[/nq]
[nq:1]It did not need a colonial power to exist. Pidgin languages were developed where local people came into contact with ... traders wanted to buy and sell things to one another. They needed to create a simple language for this purpose.[/nq]
Good points
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[nq:1]It did not need a colonial power to exist. Pidgin languages were developed where local people came into contact with ... allows people from different places to speak to one another. It is the most used language in PNG. Pisin[/nq]
I like to visit Tok Pisin
http://www.abc.net.au/ra/tokpisin/news/
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[nq:1]Some of the Pidgin Englishes developed into creoles (hybrid languages). For instance, New Guinea Pidgin, officially known as Tok Pisin, ... allows people from different places to speak to one another. It is the most used language in PNG. Pisin[/nq]
When I was a trainee, at one time I lived next to an Australian surgeon who had worked in Papua New Guinea and spoke Tok Pisin f
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[nq:2]It did not need a colonial power to exist. Pidgin ... It is the most used language in PNG. Pisin[/nq]
[nq:1]I like to visit Tok Pisin http://www.abc.net.au/ra/tokpisin/news/ Here's an item about Australia's concerns over security for cricketers in India: ... wok long kamap long ol terrorist i" I seem to
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[nq:1]Prince Charles's title is "Numbwun picanin blong Missis Kwin".[/nq]
He should have this written on his coat of arms, instead of the old "honi soit..."
Luca

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