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ERIC Number: EJ347401
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1986
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"Me Tarzan, You Jane!" Adequacy, Expressiveness, and the Creole Speaker.
Rickford, John R.
Journal of Linguistics, v22 n2 p281-310 Sep 1986
Argues that the adequacy of pidgins and creoles as expressive instruments requires systematic empirical research. This research would be based on two sound approaches: a macro-survey of language resources and a micro-analysis of language samples. (CB)
Descriptors: Creoles, Expressive Language, Language Patterns, Language Research, Language Usage, Language Variation, Linguistic Borrowing, Pidgins, Research Methodology, Research Needs, Research Opportunities, Traditional Grammar, Uncommonly Taught Languages, Validity
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Information Analyses
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Language: English
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