

Ghanaian Pidgin English (GhaPE) or from a broader perspective West African Pidgin English (WAPE) emerged as a result of the contact between British tradesmen and west African traders. maps.html&h=1970&w=1412&tbnid=mZEA7zuRzCdvyM% 3A&zoom=1&docid=FM3n1MkWV2NsbM&ei=RDuJVb3fMsGrsQHwxofwAw&tbm=isch&iact=rc&uact=3&dur=261 &page=1&start=0&ndsp=22&ved=0CCEQrQMwAA 1 A brief introduction on Pidgin EnglishĪ Pidgin is a language that comes into being as a result of the contact of two or more mutually 1 incomprehensible languages (Meyerhoff 2011:71). map-of-Ghana.gif&imgrefurl=http%3A%2F%2F Error! Hyperlink reference not valid. Table 3: CLASSIFICATION BASED ON EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUNDįigure 1: PERIOD OF ACQUISITION/INFLUENCEįigure 4: IN WHOSE PRESENCE IS PIDGIN USED?įigure 5: MOTIVATION FOR ACQUISITION OF PIDGINįigure 8: WILL YOU RECOMMEND PIDGIN TO OTHERS?įigure 10PERCEPTIONS ABOUT NON-SPEAKERS OF PIDGINįigure 12: INFLUENCE OF PIDGIN ON STANDARD ENGLISHįigure 13: HOW NON-SPEAKERS FEEL IN THE MIDST OF PIDGIN SPEAKING PEOPLE?įigure 14: ARE SPEAKERS OF PIDGIN ADMIRED IN THE SOCIETY? LIST OF ABBREVIATIONSĪbbildung in dieser Leseprobe nicht enthalten POLITICAL MAP OF GHANA

Table 2: CLASSIFICATION BASED ON REGION OF RESIDENCE Table 1: CLASSIFICATION BASED ON LANGUAGE(S) SPOKEN

2.1 Groups that constitute majority of speakers of PidginĢ.2 Period of Active Acquisition and or Influence
