Essays about: "creole languages"

Found 5 essays containing the words creole languages.

1. 1. A phonological reconstruction of Proto-Omagua–Kokama–Tupinambá

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Masterprogram: Språk och språkvetenskap; Lunds universitet/Allmän språkvetenskap

   Author : Olof Lundgren; [2020]
   Keywords : Omagua; Kokama; Tupinambá; Tupí–Guaraní; historical linguistics; comparative linguistics; contact linguistics; phonology; creole languages; Languages and Literatures;

   Abstract : Las lenguas omagua [omg] y kokama [cod] de la familia tupí–guaraní constituyen ejemplos interesantes de contacto lingüístico en Amazonia. Esto es evidente de su léxico que es mayormente tupí–guaraní, con un gran porcentaje de formas no-tupí–guaraní, y la gramática, que es muy distinta de otras lenguas tupí–guaraní. READ MORE

3. 2. Complex Creoles? : A corpus-based study of the different functions ofthe progressive particles a, de and gwain inJamaican Creole

   University essay from Institutionen för språk och litteratur, SOL

   Author : Ida Nordin; [2013]
   Keywords : progressive; creole language; grammar; Jamaica; aspect markers; complex; creole grammar; creole progressive;

   Abstract : This study shows how the different ways of expressing the progressive in Jamaican Creole,using the three aspect markers a, de and gwain, differ from each other. It is a corpus study thatshows that these three particles that are used have different other functions and meanings. READ MORE

4. 3. English Language Teachers’ Perception of their Role and Responsibility in three Secondary Schools in Jamaica

   University essay from Malmö högskola/Fakulteten för lärande och samhälle (LS)

   Author : Andreas Åberg; Jakob Waller; [2012]
   Keywords : literacy; orality; creole; standard Jamaican English; L1; L2; diglossic; bilingualism; identity; language ideology;

   Abstract : This descriptive research paper looks at English teaching in Jamaica, and examines what perceptions upper secondary school teachers have of the teaching mission, the teacher role and the responsibility that comes with the teacher profession. The paper also examines the teachers’ attitudes towards Jamaican Creole and Standard Jamaican English and the relation between these two languages. READ MORE

5. 4. 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

6. 5. Belize : How school can work in a multilingual and multiethnic country

   University essay from Institutionen för utbildningsvetenskap

   Author : Marjo Rantala; Helena Stålhandske; [1999]
   Keywords : Education; Belize; multilingual; multiethnic; school; Pedagogik;

   Abstract : This essay is about schools in Belize and how they handle the variety of cultures and languages. The study is based on observations and interviews made in four different schools. We spent one week in each school and every school represent one specific ethnic group. These ethnic groups are Creole, Maya, Garifuna and Mestiso. READ MORE