The Configuration of Liberia's Englishes.

Singler, John Victor

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ERIC Number: EJ549204

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1997

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The Configuration of Liberia's Englishes.

Singler, John Victor

World Englishes, v16 n2 p205-31 Jul 1997

Discusses the varieties of Liberian English spoken in Liberia: Kru Pidgin English, spoken by Kru mariners and migrant workers; Settler English, spoken by descendants of 19th-century African American immigrants to Liberia; and Vernacular Liberian English (VLE), spoken by the rest of Liberia's English-speaking population. Focuses on tense aspect in VLE. (55 references) (Author/CK)

Descriptors: Diachronic Linguistics, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Language Attitudes, Language Variation, Semantics, Sociolinguistics, Syntax, Tenses (Grammar)

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Liberia

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