Creole Exam Language History 2

Question 1

Which colonial power's language most heavily influenced Louisiana Creole?

Accepted Answer

French

Answer

Louisiana Creole developed primarily from French, the dominant colonial language in Louisiana from the early 18th century.

Question 2

What term describes the process by which a pidgin language becomes the native tongue of a community?

Accepted Answer

Creolization

Answer

Creolization is the process by which a pidgin acquires native speakers and expands its grammar and vocabulary.

Question 3

Haitian Creole's development was primarily driven by contact between French colonizers and enslaved Africans from which region?

Accepted Answer

West and Central Africa

Answer

The enslaved Africans brought to Haiti came predominantly from West and Central Africa, contributing the substrate languages to Haitian Creole.

Question 4

Which theory argues that creole languages share universal grammatical features because of innate human language capacity?

Accepted Answer

Language bioprogram hypothesis

Answer

Derek Bickerton's language bioprogram hypothesis proposes that creoles tap into a universal grammar template hardwired in the human brain.

Question 5

What is the superstrate language in a creole?

Accepted Answer

The socially dominant language that provides most vocabulary

Answer

The superstrate is the socially and politically dominant language, typically the colonial language, which contributes the bulk of vocabulary to a creole.

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