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PIDGIN FRANCAIS [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1998-12-04
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Psycho-, Socio- and Ethnolinguistics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- French Pidgin
1, record 1, English, French%20Pidgin
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- French-based pidgin 1, record 1, English, French%2Dbased%20pidgin
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Establishment of plantation economies in the Caribbean area, with large groups of ... slaves from different language backgrounds in West Africa, led to a number of pidgins based on English, French, Spanish, and Portuguese. 2, record 1, English, - French%20Pidgin
Record 1, Key term(s)
- Pidgin French
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Psycho-, socio- et ethnolinguistique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- pidgin français
1, record 1, French, pidgin%20fran%C3%A7ais
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Un pidgin français, français de charabia, français-tirailleur(...), est parlé en Côte d’Ivoire et dans les autres anciennes possessions françaises sur la Côte de Guinée. 1, record 1, French, - pidgin%20fran%C3%A7ais
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1996-10-25
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Psycho-, Socio- and Ethnolinguistics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Portuguese-based creole
1, record 2, English, Portuguese%2Dbased%20creole
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- Portuguese creole 2, record 2, English, Portuguese%20creole
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Many [pidgins] have survived as creoles: e.g.,..., the Papiamento of Curaçao, an outgrowth of Pidgin Spanish and Portuguese. 3, record 2, English, - Portuguese%2Dbased%20creole
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Psycho-, socio- et ethnolinguistique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- créole portugais
1, record 2, French, cr%C3%A9ole%20portugais
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- créole à base de portugais 2, record 2, French, cr%C3%A9ole%20%C3%A0%20base%20de%20portugais
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Créole : Langue qui ne se distingue d’un pidgin que par le fait qu'elle se transmet de parents à enfants, devenant ainsi la seule langue de certaines communautés [...]. Il existe des créoles à base d’anglais, de français et de portugais [...]. 2, record 2, French, - cr%C3%A9ole%20portugais
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1993-07-14
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Psycho-, Socio- and Ethnolinguistics
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- Chinook
1, record 3, English, Chinook
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- Chinook Jargon 1, record 3, English, Chinook%20Jargon
correct
- Jargon 1, record 3, English, Jargon
correct
- Oregon Jargon 1, record 3, English, Oregon%20Jargon
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A pidgin based largely on Nootka, Lower Chinook, French and English and once widely used as a lingua franca from California to Alaska. 1, record 3, English, - Chinook
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Psycho-, socio- et ethnolinguistique
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- chinook
1, record 3, French, chinook
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pidgin utilisé au XIXe siècle comme langue commerciale sur la côte Ouest de l'Amérique du Nord depuis la Californie jusqu'à l'Alaska. Il est formé de quelques langues indiennes du groupe penutia et d’un certain nombre de mots anglais et français. 1, record 3, French, - chinook
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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