This paper examines the structure of Cameroon Pidgin English proverbs. This is one of the structural features of Cameroon Pidgin that obviously does not come from the superstrate English seemingly, it does not come from the substrate Cameroon indigenous languages either.
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Another thematisation technique is clefting, where the element “na” (it is … that) reproduces an earlier sentence constituent and introduces a relative clause in an otherwise simple sentence. While the position of relative clauses is fixed, that of adverbial clauses is mobile and as a result, cases of fronting are common.
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Complex sentence proverbs usually contain adverbial and relative clauses. The SVO and SVC clause patterns are dominant in simple sentences and so are positive structures as opposed to negative ones in the whole corpus. The analysis, which is done following Quirk et al’s model of syntactic study (1972, 1985), reveals that simple sentences occur more frequently than compound and complex sentences, with compound sentences being very limited in number. It bridges the gap between the educated and uneducated and in a country like Nigeria where people speak several mother tongues i. The data are drawn from a sample of proverbs which seem to have originated from the context of use of the language itself and are therefore not translations from foreign languages and cultures. Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that. Pidgin english is a lingua franca across Nigeria and many parts of central and West Africa. Pidgin proverbs - BBC News Pidgin Pidgin proverbs 1 June 2018 New Informate 9 June 2018 Na here you go see all di ogbonge proverb dem wey we bin dey sama una through out di week.
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