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Pidgin

BBC Radio 4
on BBC Radio 4 FM

Narrated by David Attenborough
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Pidgin English is found in various forms from the China Sea to the Caribbean, and from Saigon to Johannesburg. Its origins are uncertain; its future is under debate. In New Guinea it is the principal means of communication between islanders speaking a total of 700 distinct local languages. To some people it is babytalk, but others see it as a whole new language in embryo.
Script by MICHAEL KITTERMASTER and DAVID ATTENBOROUGH
Research MICHAEL KITTERMASTER Field recordings and interviews JAMES MCNEISH
Linguistic consultant MICHAEL HOEY
Producer JOHN SCOTNEY

Contributors

Unknown:
David Attenborough
Script By:
Michael Kittermaster
Unknown:
James McNeish
Unknown:
Michael Hoey
Producer:
John Scotney
Source: Radio Times

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