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Pidgin Languages
 Websites presented in alphabetical order A Glossary of Lingua Franca 
 This mature resource is an excellent introduction to Lingua Franca, "a trade language used by numerous language communities around the Mediterranean, to communicate with others whose language they did not speak." From a team led by Alan D. Corré, Emeritus Professor of Hebrew Studies, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. http://www.uwm.edu/~corre/franca/go.html Topics: Languages Last updated Dec 4, 2002 Language Varieties
Information on five varieties of nonstandard English: pidgins, creoles, regional dialects, minority dialects, and indigenized varieties. Some of the specific varieties covered include Hawai'i Creole English (Pidgin); African American Vernacular English (AAVE), also called Ebonics or Black English; Singlish, spoken informally in Singapore; Aboriginal English (several dialects), used in Australia; and Newcastle English (Geordie), a regional dialect spoken in Tyneside in northeastern England. From the University of New England, Australia. http://www.une.edu.au/langnet/ Topics: Black Resources, English Language, Languages Last updated Jan 16, 2006 Tenas Wawa: Chinook Jargon
The pidgin trade language of pioneers and Native Americans of the Pacific Northwest is the subject of this article by Kenneth Watson, written for the White River Valley Museum in Auburn, Washington state. The article is enhanced by historical illustrations and external links to a dictionary and newsletter. http://wrvmuseum.org/journal/journal_0702.htm Topics: Languages Last updated Mar 8, 2005 |
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