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Master the Pidgin: An Elementary Grammar of Ghanaian Pidgin English
Librarian Note: This is an alternate cover edition of ASIN: B07F929YC2. The original cover edition is here.
Master the Pidgin is an insightful tour of the grammar and syntax involved in Ghanaian Pidgin English. It teaches you the secret inner code of Pidgin so you can learn and master it quickly. The book argues by demonstration that Pidgin has predictable form that can be described and classified as well as many more established languages. This form — or grammar — is meant to be understood less as a body of “rules,” and more as a guiding framework for understanding how Pidgin works and learning how to speak it with speed, ease, and confidence.
Master the Pidgin is for three groups of people. First, both native and foreign learners will quickly gain a more comprehensive understanding of Pidgin than most phrasebooks afford. By learning how Pidgin works, and not simply what to say, you can more quickly gain a command of the language. Second, language experts and enthusiasts will find a well-thought out perspective on the inner workings of a language whose evolution needs to be taken more seriously and traced more closely. Finally, casual speakers who speak Pidgin English with the notion that they are doing something haphazard or thoughtless will find in this book strong evidence that unlike Kwame once retorted, “Pidgin get grammar” after all.
Master the Pidgin is an insightful tour of the grammar and syntax involved in Ghanaian Pidgin English. It teaches you the secret inner code of Pidgin so you can learn and master it quickly. The book argues by demonstration that Pidgin has predictable form that can be described and classified as well as many more established languages. This form — or grammar — is meant to be understood less as a body of “rules,” and more as a guiding framework for understanding how Pidgin works and learning how to speak it with speed, ease, and confidence.
Master the Pidgin is for three groups of people. First, both native and foreign learners will quickly gain a more comprehensive understanding of Pidgin than most phrasebooks afford. By learning how Pidgin works, and not simply what to say, you can more quickly gain a command of the language. Second, language experts and enthusiasts will find a well-thought out perspective on the inner workings of a language whose evolution needs to be taken more seriously and traced more closely. Finally, casual speakers who speak Pidgin English with the notion that they are doing something haphazard or thoughtless will find in this book strong evidence that unlike Kwame once retorted, “Pidgin get grammar” after all.
126 pages, Kindle Edition
Published July 19, 2018
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Agana-Nsiire Agana
2 books3 followersAgana-Nsiire Agana is an author, poet, and essayist born and raised in Ghana. Agana has been active in Ghana’s literary scene since 2004, publishing and performing poetry online and on radio. Agana has published short stories and essays on local and international literary magazines and websites. In 2011 His poem A Bird in Me Heart, was reviewed for Ghana Literary Week, and in 2017 his short story The Message was featured in TheWrongQuarterly, a UK-based literary magazine.
A trained theologian, Agana has published numerous articles on theology and philosophy in various journals and magazines. In his spare time a birdwatcher and nature photographer. He can be reached via his website at www.aganansiire.com or by email at agana@aganansiire.com.
A trained theologian, Agana has published numerous articles on theology and philosophy in various journals and magazines. In his spare time a birdwatcher and nature photographer. He can be reached via his website at www.aganansiire.com or by email at agana@aganansiire.com.
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