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1
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What is a Pidgin?

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A language created by speakers of multiple languages forced together. Usually is used for trading purposes. Is no ones first language

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What is a Creole?

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A pidgin that has become a communities first language

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What is an example of a Pidgin?

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Bamboo English

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Where is Bamboo English from?

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Vietnam

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Why was Bamboo English created?

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So that American Soldiers could purchase illicit goods whilst stationed in Vietnam

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What is an example of a Bamboo English phrase?

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Me love you long time

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What is an example of a creole?

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Patois/patwa/jamaican creole

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Where is Patwa from?

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Jamaica

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Why was Patwa created?

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So that slaves from different African countries could communicate with each other

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10
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What are three features of Creoles?

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  1. Reduplication
  2. Zero Plurals
  3. Gender
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What is reduplication in Creoles?

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Repeat sounds in words to avoid homophones and increase meaning

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12
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What is Zero Plurals in Creoles?

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Don’t mark plural nouns

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What is lack of gender in Creoles?

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Don’t have gendered pronouns

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14
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What is Black British English?

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A decreolised version of Jamaican Creole

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What are the nine features of Black British English?

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  1. Innit as a universal tag question
  2. The +s inflection is omitted from 3rd person singular verbs in the present tense
  3. Plural nouns are uninflected
  4. Multiple negation is common
  5. “do” is used with the past participle to imply a completed activity
  6. Copular “to be” is omitted in sentences with complement phrases
  7. The base form of “be” is used to express habitual action
  8. /θ/ is pronounced /t/
  9. /ð/ is pronounced /d/
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Give an example of “innit” as a universal tag question in Black British English

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I’m going home, innit

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Give an example of how the +s inflection is omitted from 3rd person singular verbs in the present tense in Black British English

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She work in the bank

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Give an example of how plural nouns are uninflected in Black British English

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Two apple

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19
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Give an example of multiple negation in Black British English

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We don’t got no more

20
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Give an example of how “do” is used with the past participle to imply a completed activity in Black British English

A

He done got married

21
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Give an example of how copular “to be” is omitted in sentences with complement phrases in Black British English

A

She funny

22
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Give an example of how the base form of “be” is used to express habitual action in Black British English

A

He be walking to work

23
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Give an example of how /θ/ is pronounced /t/ in Black British English

A

Think become tink

24
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Give an example of how /ð/ is pronounced /d/ in Black British English

A

The becomes de

25
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What did Ben Rampton say about Creole?

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“Creole was widely seen as cool, tough and good to use”

26
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What did John Pitts claim that BBE is used as?

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A part of a resistance identity

27
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What does Multicultural Urban English combine elements of?

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Creole, Standard British English and influences from other languages

28
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Who is MUE associated with?

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Young people

29
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Where did MUE develop?

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London

30
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In MUE, what does Bare mean?

A

Many (adj) and Very (advb)

31
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In MUE, what does Endz mean?

A

Neighbourhood (Noun)

32
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How do MUE speakers pronounce “ask”?

A

a:ks

33
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How do MUE speakers pronounce “price”?

A

pra:s

34
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What are the six grammar features of MUE?

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  1. Dem as a plural marker
  2. “man” as a first person singular pronoun
  3. Copular “be” used consistently before complements
  4. Innit as a universal tag question
  5. “You get me” as a tag question
  6. “This is me” as a quotative
35
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Give an example of Dem as a plural marker in MUE

A

Mandem

36
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Give an example of “man” as a first person singular pronoun in MUE

A

Man went to Hackney

37
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Give an example of how the copular “be” is used consistently before complements in MUE

A

The woman who be here

38
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Give an example of how Innit is used as a universal tag question in MUE

A

I’m going home, innit?

39
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Give an example of how “You get me” is used as a tag question in MUE

A

I don’t want to go, you get me

40
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Give an example of how “this is me” is used as a quotative in MUE

A

I saw him and this is me, “what you want” and this is him “what’s it got to do with you”

41
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What does Code Mixing mean?

A

Occasionally inserting words or phrases from one language into another

42
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What does Code Switching mean?

A

Moving from one language into another for a longer period

43
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Who spoke about “we code” and “they code”?

A

John Gumperz

44
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What is Domain Theory?

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When speakers move between codes depending on where and to whom they are speaking

45
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British Ashkenazi Jews speak three language, what are they and which domains would they speak them in?

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Home = Yiddish
School = English
Synagogue = Hebrew

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