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Investigation of Bislama loanwords among speakers of Raga in Pentecost, Vanuatu

What is it about?

The study quantifies lexical replacement and insertion into Raga speech and finds low incidence of borrowing, especially in comparison with previous studies on four other Vanuatu speech communities. There is some inter-speaker variation and the study reveals that both age and gender affect borrowing patterns.

Why is it important?

Members of the speech community were generally confident in the vitality of their local language, but some speakers suggested that their language was being replaced by the national language, Bislama. However, the results of this study show that this is not the case and that speakers display an overall low frequency of Bislama loanwords.

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Marie-France Duhamel
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