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French student seeks help in Gambian English, Wolof

Friday, 21 January 2011 12:49

HelpI am a French student and I study languages (English and Spanish). I have to make a presentation about a variety of English and I am interested in the English spoken in Gambia.
I would want help in finding an article about this. I have to study the pronunciation, the grammar and the vocabulary used. Help
I am particularly interested in some examples of typical expressions in Gambia. That is to say colloquial phrases that wouldn't have the same meaning in Great Britain for instance or that integrate words from other languages.
Furthermore, it would be interesting to have a phonetic alphabet to have an idea of the English pronunciation in Gambia.
I am also interested in the incorporation of words from other languages such as Wolof.

Cynthia

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0 #2 2011-01-24 22:02
Professor Badara....I'm impressed.

There are 4 kinds of English.

The only people who can't speak English properly...are the English?

am shant to be such a gadgy barre?
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+1 #1 2011-01-21 22:23
English colloquial phrases or words are spoken in Gambia. There is an ethnic group called AKU and their language is call pidgin English and there you can find the colloquial language spoken in Gambia. Note that this slang or pidgin language is spoken is by All English speaking West African countries and have its origin during in the Atlantic slave trade Check these links, if problem; just break them down to locate the pages: good luck

http://resourcepage.gambia.dk/ftp/wollof.pdf (74 page phrases in English & wolof)

http://www.world-english.org/slang_world.htm(List of world English slangs)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_African_Pidgin_English (pidgin English and gambia history)

http://www.erudit.org/revue/ttr/1994/v7/n2/037182ar.pdf (West Africa pidgin)
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