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LNGS 407 — Pidgin and Creole Languages
Linguistics · University of Ghana
The course will cover various pidgins and creoles of the world, including those of Haiti, Jamaica, Cameroon, Sierra Leone, Ghana and Nigeria. It exposes students to theories of their origin, their socio-cultural significance and their use in the modern world. Their linguistic features will be compared with those of other languages. Other topics include: structural characteristics, pidginization, and creolization.
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Level 400
Other courses on this programme
- GHLS 111 — Ghanaian Language Proficiency for Beginners
- GHLS 112 — Intermediate Ghanaian Language Proficiency
- GHLS 113 — Advanced Ghanaian Language Proficiency I
- GHLS 114 — Advanced Ghanaian Language Proficiency II
- GHLS 430 — Project
- GHLS 441 — Written Literature of a Ghanaian Language
- GHLS 442 — Advanced Composition in a Ghanaian Language
- GHLS 443 — History and Development of a Ghanaian Language
- GHLS 444 — Topics in Ghanaian Language Studies
- LING 417 — Language and Law
- LNGS 301 — Introduction to Phonology
- LNGS 302 — Syntax I
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Start freeCourse details from University of Ghana Volume 2 Handbook for the Bachelor's Degree: Course Descriptions for Programmes in the Humanities (2017).