Finally, casual speakers who speak Pidgin English with the notion that they are doing something haphazard or thoughtless will find in this book strong evidence that unlike Kwame once retorted, “Pidgin get grammar” after all. GhaPE is a regional variety of West African Pidgin English spoken in Ghana, predominantly in the southern capital, Accra, and surrounding towns. Second, language experts and enthusiasts will find a well-thought out perspective on the inner workings of a language whose evolution needs to be taken more seriously and traced more closely. By learning how Pidgin works, and not simply what to say, you can more quickly gain a command of the language. First, both native and foreign learners will quickly gain a more comprehensive understanding of Pidgin than most phrasebooks afford. Master the Pidgin is for three groups of people. This form - or grammar - is meant to be understood less as a body of “rules,” and more as a guiding framework for understanding how Pidgin works and learning how to speak it with speed, ease, and confidence. The book argues by demonstration that Pidgin has predictable form that can be described and classified as well as many more established languages. Ghanaian Pidgin English is considered to have emerged from the coming of. It teaches you the secret inner code of Pidgin so you can learn and master it quickly. They speak Pidgin English while conversing on mobile phones and they chat with. Master the Pidgin is an insightful tour of the grammar and syntax involved in Ghanaian Pidgin English. Librarian Note: This is an alternate cover edition of ASIN: B07F929YC2.
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