Essays about: "The Pidgin english ."

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1. 1. Epistemic modality in Ghanaian Pidgin English

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Avdelningen för allmän språkvetenskap

   Author : Anton Harry Nordén; [2016]
   Keywords : Epistemic modality; evidentiality; Ghanaian Pidgin English; corpus analysis; Epistemisk modalitet; evidentialitet; ghanansk pidginengelska; korpusanalys;

   Abstract : This study investigates the expression of epistemic modality in a corpus of Ghanaian Pidgin English (GhaPE). The epistemic expressions are manually identified and thereafter distinguished from each other in terms of grammatical status and their indication of different epistemic and evidential notions. READ MORE

3. 2. Oh chale : Two stance-taking strategies in Ghanaian Pidgin English

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för lingvistik

   Author : Carolina Lindmark; [2016]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : A common assumption is that language is used for conveying factual information, but linguistic forms also serve a way to communicate pragmatic features, such as speakers’ intentions and mental state. This study describes and analyses two strategies for stance-taking in GhaPE, more specific the use of discourse particles and complement-taking predicates. READ MORE

4. 3. Code-Switching in Chinua Achebe's Novels

   University essay from Institutionen för kommunikation och information

   Author : Hanna Larsson; [2008]
   Keywords : Code-switching; Nigerian Pidgin English; Chinua Achebe;

   Abstract : The aim of this essay is to point out how Chinua Achebe uses different features of Igbo and Nigerian Pidgin English (NPE) in four of his novels. Firstly, there will be an explanation of the terms code switching and proverb, followed by an overview of Pidgin Languages and Nigerian Pidgin English. READ MORE

5. 4. The lived experiences of patients with long- term urinary catheter in Cameroon

   University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Sektionen för hälsa

   Author : Bertha-Neh Akum; [2006]
   Keywords : Urinary catheterization; urinary catheter disorder; life with an indwelling urinary catheter; lived experience; experiences with long-term urinary catheter;

   Abstract : The aim of part one of the study was to describe the experiences of patients living with the urinary catheter from a literature study of existing research studies. Databases such as CINAHL, Medline, and PsyINFO were used in searching for the documents of which ten articles were found to be relevant in relation to the aim of the study. READ MORE

6. 5. Learning in a language that isn't one's own : the case of Jamaica A Minor Field Study

   University essay from Institutionen för utbildningsvetenskap

   Author : Tina Andersson; Carolina Eriksson; [2001]
   Keywords : Languages and linguistics; Jamaica; education; language; Pidgin; Creole; Språkvetenskap;

   Abstract : In this study, titled Learning in a language that isn't one's own - the case of Jamaica, our intention is to give a picture of what the language situation in Jamaica is like. English is the official language in Jamaica, but it is coexisting with Jamacian Creole, which is not admitted as a official language, but it is the language of the people. READ MORE