{"product_id":"pacific-pidgins-and-creoles-9783110169980","title":"Pacific Pidgins and Creoles","description":"  \u003cmeta name=\"generator\" content=\"microsoft dhtml editing control\"\u003e \u003ctitle\u003e\u003c\/title\u003e   \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePacific Pidgins and Creoles\u003c\/i\u003e discusses the complex and fascinating history of English-based pidgins in the Pacific, especially the three closely related Melanesian pidgins: Tok Pisin, Pijin, and Bislama. The book details the central role of the port of Sydney and the linguistic synergies between Australia and the Pacific islands in the late 18\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e and early 19\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e centuries, the role of Pacific islander plantation labor overseas, and the differentiation which has taken place in the pidgins spoken in the Melanesian island states in the 20\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e century. It also looks at the future of Pacific pidgins at a time of increasing vernacular language endangerment.\u003c\/p\u003e  ","brand":"Darrell T. Tryon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48260718526715,"sku":"9783110169980","price":199.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/CoreSourceHub_a35927ce-72ea-476f-862d-f7a268ad7d56.jpg?v=1779661874","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/pacific-pidgins-and-creoles-9783110169980","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}