Arabic Pidgins and Creoles

terms and vocab

100

What are language attitudes?

reactions, beliefs, and values that people have about their language and the languages of others

200

How do pidgins differ from other spoken languages? (sociolinguistically)

pidgins are nobody’s first language; “pidgins are examples of partially targeted or non-targeted second language learning, developing from simpler to complex systems as communicative requirements become more demanding"

300

How do creoles differ from other spoken languages? …What makes a creole a creole?

they come into existence as a result of some form of disruption of the intergenerational transmission of a language from parent to child

• i.e. colonialism and slavery

400

This sociolinguistic phenomenon refers to the use of Arabic dialects to express regional or national identity

dialectal identity

500

What is metalinguistic awareness?

the individual ability/inability to assess the structural features of a given language and to use them with appropriate social meaning

true or false

100

true or false: There are clear distinctions on what makes a pidgin a pidgin

FALSE; Creolists still do not agree on what counts as a pidgin or a creole language

200

True or False: the study of pidgin and creole is really new and most work is from the 21st century

FALSE; the study of pidgin and creole can be traced back to the second half of the 19th century

300

True or false: Juda Arabic is one of the official languages of South Sudan

FALSE: its not recognized as neither an official or national language

400

True or False: more pidginized forms of Arabic emerged in the Middle East following the oil boom of the 70s

TRUE

500

True or false: Creoles are always preceded by a pidgin stage.

FALSE; (Not all creolists agree that creoles are preceded by a pidgin stage.)

close read

100

What is the title of the reading?

Arabic-Based Pidgins and Creoles

200

Authors of the reading?

Stefano Manfredi and Fida Bizri

300

What are the two Sudanic pidgins/creoles the reading analyzes?

Juba Arabic and Ki-Nubi

400

what main historical event caused Sudanic pidgins and creoles to form?

expansion of the Egyptian colonial rule in southern Sudan in the 19th century

500

Name two of the eight phonological and morphosyntactic features that represent most Arabic -based pidgins and creoles

• pharyngealization is universally lost
• the velar fricatives merge with their plosive counterparts
• consonant gemination and vowel length are universally lost
• Arabic root-and-pattern morphology is no longer productive
• loss of the definite article al-
• loss of gender as a morphological category
• presence of a single independent set of personal pronouns
• the analytical expression of possessive relations is generalized

misc

100

This form of Arabic, often used in formal contexts like media and literature, is considered the "prestige" variety

Modern Standard Arabic

200

This Arabic-based pidgin developed in the 19th century and was used in trade between speakers of various languages in the Arabian Peninsula, especially in the region of the Gulf.

Guld Pidgin Arabic

300

This island in the Indian Ocean is home to Judeo-Arabic and has a significant population of Arabic speakers.

Mauritius

400

What are the two geographical/historical groups of Arabic-based pidgins the reading identifies?

Sudanic varieties from South Sudan and Asian Migrant Arabic Pidgins

500

This creole, spoken in the Caribbean, blends elements of English, Portuguese, and Arabic, and was influenced by African and Middle Eastern traders.

Jamaican Patois