In this article they have kept their focus on what are ‘creole’ and ‘pidgin’ languages and what the public has generally understood by the two languages. Creolist do not agree with the precise definition of the two terms, nor do they specify that how many languages have been considered under the two categories. It is a language that represents speech-forms that do not have any native speakers and is generally used by the people, as a form of communication, who do not share a common language. The stage of development and worldlinessof any pidgin depends upon the intensity of how much interactive it was among its users. Muhlhausler (1986) makes three basic cetagories of such language: (1) Jargons; (2) Stable Pidgins; (3) Expanded Pidgins. Creole:
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One may also include lack of confidence and/or highness of ego in those factors. Hawaiian language is basically from a family of Polynesian, which is a sub-family of Austronesian languages. There are two official languages spoken in Hawaii: (1) Hawaiian; (2) English. Then we have Hawaiian Creole English (HCE), often known as “Pidgin” in Hawaii. This is not any dialect of Hawaiian or English, but combines aspects of both – hence making it a “creole” language. As last estimated of its native speakers in 2001, was of about 0.1% - making it an endangered species of language. It was first reported in 1778 as a European discovery by James Cook, British. In 1820, the American Protestant Missionaries arrived, establishing an alphabet in order to translate the Bible, preach Christianity in Hawaii, and turn the natives into Christians. Despite the spread of literacy in Hawaii, many Hawaiians left Hawaii to explore different areas of the world. Whereas, the non-Hawaiians immigrated to Hawaii, bringing diseases with them. This all resulted in the sharp decrease in the status of Hawaiians and number if speakers. During the time period of 1830s till 1950s, Hawaiian was banned in schools and those who used it were
One may also include lack of confidence and/or highness of ego in those factors. Hawaiian language is basically from a family of Polynesian, which is a sub-family of Austronesian languages. There are two official languages spoken in Hawaii: (1) Hawaiian; (2) English. Then we have Hawaiian Creole English (HCE), often known as “Pidgin” in Hawaii. This is not any dialect of Hawaiian or English, but combines aspects of both – hence making it a “creole” language. As last estimated of its native speakers in 2001, was of about 0.1% - making it an endangered species of language. It was first reported in 1778 as a European discovery by James Cook, British. In 1820, the American Protestant Missionaries arrived, establishing an alphabet in order to translate the Bible, preach Christianity in Hawaii, and turn the natives into Christians. Despite the spread of literacy in Hawaii, many Hawaiians left Hawaii to explore different areas of the world. Whereas, the non-Hawaiians immigrated to Hawaii, bringing diseases with them. This all resulted in the sharp decrease in the status of Hawaiians and number if speakers. During the time period of 1830s till 1950s, Hawaiian was banned in schools and those who used it were