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Journal of Pidgin and Creole LanguagesVol. 35:2 (2020) ► pp.381–404
GUEST COLUMN
Mediating Creoles
Language practices on a YouTube show
Article outline
- 1.Introduction
- 2.Overview of the social and linguistic context
- 3.
Radio Wie Loetoe
- 3.1Overview of the spectacle
- 3.2Identity of Radio Wie Loetoe
- 4.Language use on the Radio Wie Loetoe
- 4.1Language choices on the show
- 4.2Written language practices
- 4.3Orthographic practices
- 5.Conclusion
- Notes
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