Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2004 im Fachbereich Anglistik - Linguistik, Note: 1,0, Bergische Universität Wuppertal, Veranstaltung: Sociolinguistics, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Contents 1. Pidgin 2. Theories about the origin of pidgins 2.1. The Baby-Talk Theory 2.2. The independent parallel development theory 2.3. The nautical jargon theory 2.4. The monogenetic/relexification theory 3. Creoles 3.1. Decreolization and recreolization- the life cycle of creoles 4. Social factors in pidgin and creoles 4.1. Social factors influencing Tok Pisin 5. Pidgins and Creoles in literature 6. Bibliography