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Culture Case Study #3.5: Variations in Language

Pidgin & Creole Languages
Essential Question: What are pidgin and creole languages?
Part #1: Pidgin Languages
Please read this article. Then, answer the following questions below in COMPLETE SENTENCES.
1. What is a pidgin language? How do they develop?

2. Why are pidgin languages important? Please explain!

3. How many pidgin languages does Ethnologue list? Are all of these spoken?

4. Identify + describe 2 EXISTING pidgin languages!

Watch this video clip on Hawaiian Pidgin. Then answer the following questions below in COMPLETE SENTENCES.
5. What other languages have influenced the formation and development of Hawaiian Pidgin?

6. How did plantations and working on the plantations affect Hawaiian Pidgin?

7. Think! How do the people of Hawaii view Hawaiian Pidgin?

Part #2: Creole Languages

Please read this article. Then, answer the following questions below in COMPLETE SENTENCES.
8. What is a creole language? How do they form?
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9. What are some of the theories regarding the formation of creole languages?

10. What is the socio-historical relevance of the creole languages?

11. Identify + describe 2 EXISTING creole languages!

12. What can we learn from creole languages?

Watch this video clip on Louisiana Creole, a French-based language with influences/components of African
languages. Then answer the following questions below in COMPLETE SENTENCES.
13. What languages does Irvin Bernard (the cowboy) speak? (The news reporter names 2!)

14. The term creole is not a racial label, but a __________________ one. Please explain.

15. Louisiana Creole is an endangered language. How are speakers of this language working to
preserve it?

16. How many Louisiana residents identify as “creoles”? What are they fighting for?

Part #3: Reflection!

Please consider all the information that you’ve learned AND the contents of this short video clip
summarizing both pidgins + creoles. Then, answer the following question in COMPLETE SENTENCES.
17. How do pidgins and creoles represent the concept of an-ever evolving cultural identity based
in language? Please explain!