| Author(s) |
Smith, Geoff P
Siegel, Jeff
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| Publication Date |
2013
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| Abstract |
Tok Pisin, a dialect of Melanesian Pidgin, is currently the most widely spoken language in Papua New Guinea and also one of three designated national languages. It has an estimated 3 to 5 million speakers. Most of these speak it as a second or auxiliary language, but there is now a considerable population of first language speakers (up to 500,000). Sister dialects are spoken in neighbouring countries in the south west Pacific, Namely Pijin in the Solomon Islands and Bislama in Vanuatu (See Meyerhoff, this volume).
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| Citation |
The Survey of Pidgin and Creole Languages, v.I: English-based and Dutch-based Languages, p. 214-222
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| ISBN |
9780199691401
9780199691432
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| Language |
en
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| Publisher |
Oxford University Press
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| Series |
Oxford Linguistics
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| Edition |
1
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| Title |
Tok Pisin
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| Type of document |
Book Chapter
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| Entity Type |
Publication
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