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Based on the data provided, identify at least three differences…
Based on the data provided, identify at least three differences between the phonology of Tok Pisin and the phonology of English. You must give specific examples from the data. (IPA symbols you may need: ? ð ? ? ? ? ? ? æ ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?)
B. Tok Pisin is an expanded pidgin. Read this excerpt from a letter published in the Tok Pisin newspaper Wantok. Then respond to the questions below. 21 points (3 points each)
Planti bilong mipela bilong Papua Niugini i save gut tru long pisin, tasol i no save long tok inglis liklik.
Planti taim mi save harim long redio olsem, planti man husat i bin skul long inglis i save miksim tok inglis wantaim tok pisin.
Long dispela tasol, planti man long hap bilong mipela i save paul tru.
Na tu planti bilong ol i no save harim na kisim gut wanem samting ol i toktok long en long redio.
Olsem na mobeta ol redio anaunsa o ol manmeri husat i bin skul long tok inglis, i ting ting gut pastaim na bihain tok tok long pablik ples.
Sapos wanpela brata o susa i save gut long tok pisin, na tu yu save yusim ol hatpela inglis yu mas tingting gut na yu no ken paulim man neks taim.
Translation:
A lot of us in Papua New Guinea know Tok Pisin well but don’t know English even a little.
Many times I hear on the radio many people who have learned English and mix English with Tok Pisin.
Because of this many people from our area get really confused.
And many of them don’t understand well what they’re talking about on the radio.
So, it would be better if the radio announcers or people who have learned English think before talking in public.
If you’re a brother or sister who knows Tok Pisin well and you use hard English, you should think carefully and not confuse people next time.
Notes: liklik = small save=know how to
