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Patois, although without a formal definition in linguistics, can be used to describe a language considered as nonstandard. Linguistics is the scientific study of Language, encompassing a number of sub-fields A nonstandard dialect is a Dialect that does not have the institutional support or sanction that a standardized dialect has Depending upon the instance, it can refer to pidgins, creoles, dialects, and other forms of native or local speech, but is not commonly applied to jargon or slang, which are vocabulary-based forms of cant. A pidgin is a simplified language that develops as a means of communication between two or more groups that do not have a language in common in situations such as Trade A creole language, or simply a creole, is a stable Language that originates seemingly as a nativized Pidgin. A dialect (from the Greek word διάλεκτος dialektos) is a variety of a Language that is characteristic of a particular group of For Wikipedia jargon see WikipediaGlossary. For hacker slang see Jargon File. Slang is the use of highly informal Words and expressions that are not considered standard in the speaker's Dialect or Language. Cant is an example of an Argot or cryptolect a characteristic or secret language used only by members of a group often used to conceal the meaning from those outside the group Class distinctions are embedded in the term, drawn between those who speak patois and those who speak the standard or dominant language used in literature and newscasts—the "acrolect" in professional jargon. News broadcasting (also known as newscast or newsbreak) is the Broadcasting of various news events and other Information via Due to the relationship between a Creole language and its superstrate language that is a language that is very closely related and whose speakers assert social political and economic

The origin of the French patois is uncertain. One derivation[1] is from Old French patoier meaning "to handle clumsily, to paw". The language sense may therefore arise from the notion of a clumsy manner of speaking. Alternatively[2] it may derive from Latin patria (homeland) referring to the localised spread of the language variety. Latin ( lingua Latīna, laˈtiːna is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome.

In France and other Francophone countries, patois has been used to describe non-Parisian French and so-called regional languages such as Breton, Occitan, and Franco-Provençal, since 1643. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people A regional language is a Language spoken in an area of a Nation state, whether it be a small area a federal State or Province, or The Breton language ( Brezhoneg) formerly often called Armoric or Armorican, is a Celtic language spoken by some of the inhabitants of Brittany Occitan ( IPA BrE: /ˈɒksɪtn/ AmE: /ˈɑksəˌtɑn/ known also as Lenga d'òc or Langue d'oc (native name occitan Franco-Provençal ( Francoprovençal) or Arpitan ( Vernacular: frp francoprovençâl arpitan patouès; francoprovenzale arpitano dialetto The word assumes the view of such languages as being backward, countrified, and unlettered, thus is considered by speakers of those languages as offensive when used by outsiders, although speakers may use the term to refer familiarly to their own language (See also: Languages of France. There are a number of languages of France. The French language is by far the most widely spoken and the only Official language of France, but several )

Many of the vernacular forms of English spoken in the Caribbean are also referred to as patois (occasionally spelled in this context patwah). Vernacular refers to the Native language of a country or a locality English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States The Caribbean (ˌkærəˡbiən kæ'rəbiən Cariben|Caraïben or Caraïben; Caraïbe or more commonly Antilles; Caribe is a Region consisting It is noted especially in reference to Jamaican Creole from 1934. Often these patois are popularly considered "bastardizations" of English, "broken English", or slang, but cases such as Jamaican are classified with more correctness as a creole language; in fact, in the Francophone Caribbean the analogous term for local variants of French is creole. A creole language, or simply a creole, is a stable Language that originates seemingly as a nativized Pidgin. The term French West Indies ( Antilles françaises) refers to the four territories presently under French sovereignty in the Caribbean: the two overseas (See also: Jamaican English and Jamaican Creole. Jamaican English or Jamaican Standard English is a Dialect of English spoken in Jamaica. ) Patois is also spoken in the Atlantic coast of Costa Rica. Costa Rica, officially the Republic of Costa Rica ( Spanish: Costa Rica or República de Costa Rica,) is a Country in

Other examples of patois include Trasianka, Sheng, and Tsotsitaal. Trasianka or trasyanka (трасянка is a Belarusian &ndash Russian Patois or a kind of Interlanguage (from the linguistic point Sheng is a Swahili -based Patois, originating in Nairobi, Kenya, and influenced by the many languages spoken there Tsotsitaal, or isiCamtho, is a variety of languages mainly spoken in the townships of Gauteng province in South Africa, such

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Also named "Patuá" in the Paria peninsula of Venezuela, spoken since the 18th century by self colonization of French (from Corse island) and Caribbean (Martinique, Saint Thomas, Trinidad, Guadaloupe, Haiti) people moved by cacao production.

References

  1. ^ Concise Oxford Dictionary
  2. ^ Chambers Dictionary
Concise Oxford English Dictionary (until 2002 officially entitled The Concise Oxford Dictionary, and widely known by the abbreviation COD The tenth edition of The Chambers Dictionary of the English language was published in 2006 by Chambers Harrap Publishers.

Dictionary

patois

-noun

  1. Any of various French or Occitan dialects spoken in France.
  2. Creole French in the Caribbean (especially in Trinidad and Tobago).
  3. A Jamaican Creole language primarily based on English and African languages but also has influences from Spanish, Portuguese and Hindi.
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