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Peer reviewedWiner, Lise – Language Problems and Language Planning, 1990
Proposes a standardized orthography for the English Creole vernacular of Trinadad and Tobago. The reasons for this standardization are to meet the needs of a local population writing more and more in Creole, and to prepare a standard reference dictionary of the language. (43 references) (Author/CB)
Descriptors: Creoles, English, Foreign Countries, Oral Language
Peer reviewedSebba, Mark – Language Problems and Language Planning, 1998
Discusses the orthography of an unstandardized written language variety, the English-lexicon Creole used in Britain by writers of Caribbean heritage. Argues that while the spelling of Creole is highly variable, writers are choosing conventions that emphasize the differences between Creole and standard English. (Author/JL)
Descriptors: Creoles, English, Foreign Countries, Language Usage
