Statements (60)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
pidgin language
|
| gptkbp:has_a |
yes
|
| gptkbp:has_a_history_of |
loanwords
|
| gptkbp:has_a_role_in |
politics
|
| gptkbp:hasLanguage |
gptkb:Sierra_Leone
gptkb:Nigeria gptkb:Ghana gptkb:Cameroon |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
pidgin English
|
| gptkbp:influence |
English
Portuguese African_languages |
| gptkbp:influenced |
colonial history
African_languages |
| gptkbp:is_a |
cultural expression
lingua franca |
| gptkbp:is_a_source_of |
English
|
| gptkbp:is_a_subject_of |
academic study
|
| gptkbp:is_characterized_by |
code-switching
expressiveness |
| gptkbp:is_featured_in |
informal
|
| gptkbp:is_recognized_for |
linguists
in_Nigeria |
| gptkbp:is_used_in |
humor
poetry satire local languages advertising community gatherings informal communication media music social media youth literature television shows greetings jokes the entertainment industry business communication community radio urban culture the music industry the film industry |
| gptkbp:language |
yes
creativity social change identity protest youth culture the working class the internet the marginalized the common people the diaspora the street the youth movement |
| gptkbp:medium |
storytelling
|
| gptkbp:previousName |
gptkb:Nigerian_Pidgin
|
| gptkbp:taught |
some schools
|