Article published In: Journal of Pidgin and Creole Languages
Vol. 3:2 (1988) ► pp.177–197
Nigerian Pidgin and the Languages of Southern Nigeria
Published online: 1 January 1988
https://doi.org/10.1075/jpcl.3.2.03far
https://doi.org/10.1075/jpcl.3.2.03far
Although several linguists have noted the similarities between the Atlantic Creoles and West African languages, none has systematically compared the structures of a geographically and genetically balanced sample of West African languages with a creolized language of the Atlantic Basin. This study examines the structural similarities between Nigerian Pidgin and all of the languages of southern Nigeria for which fairly comprehensive descriptions have been written to date. The results show that linguistic work on West African languages has progressed to the point where claims regarding the influence of these languages on Atlantic Creoles can be substantiated with concrete evidence from a truly representative sample of languages.
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