Pidgins and creoles

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2004 im Fachbereich Anglistik - Linguistik, Note: 1,0, Bergische Universität Wuppertal, Veranstaltung: Sociolinguistics, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Contents

1. Pidgin

2. Theories about the origin of pidgins

2.1. The Baby-Talk Theory

2.2. The independent parallel development theory

2.3. The nautical jargon theory

2.4. The monogenetic/relexification theory

3. Creoles

3.1. Decreolization and recreolization- the life cycle of creoles

4. Social factors in pidgin and creoles

4.1. Social factors influencing Tok Pisin

5. Pidgins and Creoles in literature

6. Bibliography