1989/03/01 by Christine Jourdan · 20 citations
Social Sciences · #Linguistic Variation and Morphology #Multilingual Education and Policy #Linguistic and Sociocultural Studies #Lingua franca #First language #Medium of instruction #Sociology #Linguistics #Language contact #Immigration #Political science #History #Pedagogy #Law
paper · doi:10.1111/j.1467-971x.1989.tb00432.x
published in World Englishes 8(1), 25-35 (Wiley)
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ABSTRACT: Solomon Islands Pijin, the lingua franca of the Solomon Islands, has become the primary language for the urban community of Honiara, the nation's capital. In the process, Pijin is undergoing nativization: an increasing number of young children now speak Pijin as their mother tongue. However, English rather than Pijin is the language of social advancement and the key to well‐paid jobs in the Solomons. It is also the official language of the country, and the medium of instruction for schools. With more and more urbanites in contact with English, is English having an impact on Pijin? This paper presents preliminary results of a study evaluating the anglicization of Pijin.