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Title
Hawai'i Creole: phonology
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008:
Author(s)
Sakoda, K
Publication Date
2004
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008
Abstract
Hawai'i Creole is spoken by an estimated 600,000 people in the US state of Hawai'i. In the linguistics literature, it is usually called Hawai'i (or Hawaiian) Creole English, but its speakers call it "Pidgin". While Hawai'i Creole uses many words from Hawaiian and other languages, the majority of its vocabulary comes from English; however, the phonology and semantics are quite different from English. Before describing the phonology of Hawai'i Creole, this chapter presents some background information on its historical development, current use, and vocabulary.
Publication Type
Book Chapter
Source of Publication
A handbook of varieties of English, v.1: Phonology, p. 728-749
Publisher
Mouton de Gruyter
Place of Publication
Berlin, Germany
HERDC Category Description
ISBN
3110175320
9783110175325
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