10 Questions
What does English grammar encompass?
The structure of words, phrases, clauses, sentences, and whole texts
Which form of English does the article describe?
Present-day Standard English used in public discourse
What has Modern English largely abandoned from Indo-European?
Inflectional case system
Which word class retains morphological case more strongly in Modern English?
Personal pronouns
Where do divergences from the described grammar occur?
Some historical, social, cultural, and regional varieties of English
What is Gullah also known as?
Gullah-English
Where is the Gullah language spoken?
Coastal regions of South Carolina and Georgia
What is the basis of the Gullah language?
Different varieties of English and languages of Central Africa and West Africa
How did Gullah develop?
Independently on the Sea Islands by enslaved Africans
What features did Gullah combine in its language?
Grammatical, phonological, and lexical features of nonstandard English and African languages
Study Notes
English Grammar
- Encompasses phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, and pragmatics
Forms of English
- The article describes Standard English
Indo-European Influence
- Modern English has largely abandoned inflectional case systems from Indo-European
Morphological Case
- The pronoun word class retains morphological case more strongly in Modern English
Grammar Divergences
- Divergences from the described grammar occur in non-standard dialects, such as African American Vernacular English and Caribbean English
Gullah Language
- Also known as Sea Island Creole
- Spoken in the Lowcountry region of the United States, particularly in the coastal regions of Georgia and South Carolina
Basis of Gullah
- Based on a mix of African languages and non-standard English
Development of Gullah
- Developed as a result of contact between enslaved Africans and European colonizers
Language Features
- Combines features of African languages, non-standard English, and indigenous languages of the Americas
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