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English Based Sites:

Language Lessons for Visitors - Anguilla Local News Index Language Lessons for Visitors - Anguilla Local News Index: Six brief "lessons" in the form of word definitions. (English Based) http://www.news.ai/language.html Montserrat Creole - an Irish brogue? Montserrat Creole - an Irish brogue?: An analysis of the alleged Irish influence on Montserrat Creole. (English Based) http://www.phon.ucl.ac.uk/home/wells/brogue.htm Taglish Taglish: Brief encyclopedia article on Enlish spoken in the Philippines, including Taglish and Konyo English. (English Based) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taglish Irish Travelers Irish Travelers: Includes information on Shelta, the language of the Irish Travelers. (English Based) http://sca.lib.liv.ac.uk/collections/gypsy/travell.htm Leeward Caribbean Creole English: A Language of Antigua and Barbuda Leeward Caribbean Creole English: A Language of Antigua and Barbuda: Summary of the linguistic situation of Leeward Caribbean Creole English. (English Based) http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=AIG Is "Pidgin English" Just a Makeshift? A Sophisticated Bridge Between Languages Is "Pidgin English" Just a Makeshift? A Sophisticated Bridge Between Languages: A discussion of pidgin English. (English Based) http://home.bluemarble.net/~langmin/miniatures/pidgin.htm Shelta Vocabulary Shelta Vocabulary: The Shelta vocabulary from "The Secret Languages of Ireland" by R. A. S. Macalister, 1931. (English Based) http://oldwelshbooks.net/macalisterras1937/sheltaa.html English in the West Indies English in the West Indies: An essay on the history of English varieties (present linguistic situation, creole characteristics, lexis), phonology and grammar. (English Based) http://www-nw.uni-regensburg.de/~.kra14411.1.stud.uni-regensburg.de/westindies_neu.htm english or English? Attitudes, Local Varieties and English Language Teaching english or English? Attitudes, Local Varieties and English Language Teaching: This article discusses the issues surrounding the phenomenon of local varieties of English, those developments which take place where forms of the ex-colonial language have evolved and developed in their own right independently of their metropolitan sourc (English Based) http://www-writing.berkeley.edu/tesl-ej/ej09/a2.html Guyanese Proverbs Guyanese Proverbs: Many proverbs in Guyanese Creole and English. (English Based) http://www.geocities.com/TheTropics/Shores/9253/proverbs1.html Ghanaian Pidgin English Ghanaian Pidgin English: A demonstration version of a CD-ROM. A grammar introduction and samples of Ghanaian Pidgin are included in the demonstration. (English Based) http://www-nw.uni-regensburg.de/~.Hum27528.anglistik.sprachlit.uni-regensburg.de/index.htm The Corpus of Written British Creole: A User's Guide The Corpus of Written British Creole: A User's Guide: A description of written Caribbean English creoles. (English Based) http://www.ling.lancs.ac.uk/staff/mark/cwbc/cwbcman.htm#What is the Corpus of Written British Electronic Text Center: Liberian Letters Electronic Text Center: Liberian Letters: A collection of letters written by African-American settlers in 19th century Liberia. (English Based) http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/subjects/liberia/ Trini Talk: A Dialect Poem by Miguel Browne Trini Talk: A Dialect Poem by Miguel Browne: A poem in Trinidadian English. (English Based) http://users.rcn.com/alana.interport//trinital.htm