sociolinguistics: Group 3 discuss about pidgns and creoles

SOCIOLINGUISTICS: PIDGINS AND CREOLES

             Pidgin is a language with no native speakers : it is no one's first language but is a contact language (only some area that understand the language).
-Limited Vocabulary

- Unstructured Sentence

           The origin of pidgin comes from colonialism trade and slavery. Pidgin language started to develop in areas where the colonists and trades come and settled.

At that time pidgin was the lingua franca for trading and a communication tool for slaves.
Have we ever heard of this expression "Long time no see" that is the simple example pidgin based on English.

               Creole is often define as a pidgin that has become the first language (mother tongue) of a new generation of speakers.Pidgin can be creole cause it is need big structure or completed sentence.

The different between pidgin and creole are:

1.Pidgin is no native speaker, while creole native speaker.

2.Pidgin is mixing of language and reduced grammar and vocabulary. Creole is mixed language associated with cultural and often racial mixture and have parents who use pidgin.

Question:

-    1.  Fajrin Suhaila

Question:Please give more explanation and example of creole!

Answer: Creole is the mixing of some language that become a new language as the first language. Creole is mother tongue. This language appears as caused of pidgins. Example: Papua New Guinea’s language. and creole

-       2.Syahfitri

Question: As a teacher candidates, what is the advantages by learning pidgins and creoles for us?
 

Answer:

Answer: *Teacher can be the bridge for students in the class which have more than one language.

*Students can be more enthusiast with the language.

-        3.Annisa Septiani

Question: What is the relationship among pidgins, creoles and Sociolinguistics?

Answer: we know that, Sociolinguistics is the study of language and society. Pidgins is used in certain situation to communicate with people who has different language. It is mixing of language with limited vocabulary and unstructured sentence while creoles is mixing of some language become a new language (mother tongue) to communicate in some area. So, pidgins and creoles have relationships with Sociolinguistics cause it happened in society.