China Coast Pidgin: Texts and contexts

China Coast Pidgin: Texts and contexts

In this paper we revisit some long-standing questions regarding the origins and structure of China Coast Pidgin (CCP), also known as Chinese Pidgin English. We first review the historical context of the China Trade which formed the ecology for the development of CCP. We then review the available sou...

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Main Authors: Ansaldo, Umberto, Matthews, Stephen, Smith, Geoff
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: JOHN BENJAMINS PUBLISHING CO 2010
Subjects:
Social Sciences
Linguistics
Language & Linguistics
pidgin
substrate influence
Cantonese
Sinitic
English
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/85208

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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/85208

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