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Creolization in a sentence

Creolization meaning

  1. the process of a pidgin rapidly expanding its vocabulary and grammatical rules, ultimately becoming a creole.
  2. of Indo-Trinidadians, the process of assimilation into the dominant Creole culture.

Using Creolization

  • The main meaning on this page is: the process of a pidgin rapidly expanding its vocabulary and grammatical rules, ultimately becoming a creole. | of Indo-Trinidadians, the process of assimilation into the dominant Creole culture.

Context around Creolization

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22.1 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 4 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

although 1× contact 1× multiple 1×

Often after:

although 1× may 1× process 1× events 1×

Sentence patterns with Creolization

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

bit of creolization 1× creolization although creolization may have 1× creolization is seen 1× in the creolization process the 1× passed on creolization would be 1× pisin contact creolization and change 1× propose multiple creolization events with 1× unrelated to creolization although creolization 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

creolization is seen 1× in the creolization 1× roseau s french 1× smith geoff p 1× some versions of 1× thus the simplification 1×

Common sentence endings:

a full language 1× bit of creolization 1× by earlier ones 1× in spoken languages 1× occur more rapidly 1× persisted beyond slavery 1×

Words around Creolization

Just before it in the word index:

creolisation 2 creolese 4 creoles 39 creole 198 creodonts 2 creoboros 2

Just after it in the word index:

creon 15 creosote 12 crepax 3 crepe 39 creperie 3 crepes 47

Similar in corpus frequency:

abbate 10 abbesses 10 abdali 10 abdelfattah 10 abdulazeez 10 abella 10

Corpus analysis for Creolization

  • In this selection, "creolization" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, although, contact, multiple, although, may and process stand out and add context to how "creolization" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include bit of creolization and creolization although creolization may have. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "creolization" sits close to words such as abbate, abbesses and abdali, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with creolization

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Where they are passed on, creolization would be expected to occur, resulting in a full language. (16 words)

Creolization is seen as enriching overt morphology in sign languages, as compared to reducing overt morphology in spoken languages. (19 words)

Smith, Geoff P. Growing Up with Tok Pisin: Contact, creolization, and change in Papua New Guinea's national language. (19 words)

Longer example sentences

Thus the simplification of noun declension from Old English to Middle English may have had causes unrelated to creolization, although creolization may have caused the grammatical changes to occur more rapidly. (31 words)

In the creolization process, the slaves developed a Louisiana Creole dialect incorporating both French and African forms, which colonists adopted to communicate with them, and which persisted beyond slavery. (29 words)

Some versions of the hypothesis actually propose multiple creolization events, with later ones reinforcing and broadening simplifications introduced by earlier ones. (21 words)

Example sentences (7)

Thus the simplification of noun declension from Old English to Middle English may have had causes unrelated to creolization, although creolization may have caused the grammatical changes to occur more rapidly.

Creolization is seen as enriching overt morphology in sign languages, as compared to reducing overt morphology in spoken languages.

In the creolization process, the slaves developed a Louisiana Creole dialect incorporating both French and African forms, which colonists adopted to communicate with them, and which persisted beyond slavery.

Roseau's French Quarter The churches in Roseau are fine examples of Europe in Dominica with a bit of creolization.

Smith, Geoff P. Growing Up with Tok Pisin: Contact, creolization, and change in Papua New Guinea's national language.

Some versions of the hypothesis actually propose multiple creolization events, with later ones reinforcing and broadening simplifications introduced by earlier ones.

Where they are passed on, creolization would be expected to occur, resulting in a full language.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "creolization" in a sentence?
An example: "Thus the simplification of noun declension from Old English to Middle English may have had causes unrelated to creolization, although creolization may have caused the grammatical changes to occur more rapidly." This page contains 7 example sentences with the word "creolization" from authentic English texts.
What does "creolization" mean?
Creolization means: the process of a pidgin rapidly expanding its vocabulary and grammatical rules, ultimately becoming a creole.
How many example sentences with "creolization" are there?
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