creole
Let an agent explain creole languages and their formation, relay classification by lexifier and region from linguistic sources, present theories of creole genesis with attribution, and distinguish creoles from pidgins and dialects, without prejudice.
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4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Understand What a creole is.
Definition
Definition.
Definition
Definition.
- What is a creole language, and how does it differ from a pidgin, a dialect and a mixed language? definition
- Is the question about creole languages, creole peoples or creole cuisine? boundary
Classification
Classification.
Classification
Classification.
- How are creoles classified by lexifier and region, from Kristang to Melanesian Pidgin? definition
- Which entry fits the specific creole? action
Origins Origins.
Genesis
Genesis theories.
Genesis
Genesis.
- What theories of creole genesis exist, from substrate and superstrate to bioprogram and gradualist views, with positions attributed? provenance
- Is the presentation neutral and attributed? boundary
History
Historical contexts.
History
History.
- How did slavery, trade and colonisation shape creole formation, as historians describe? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Status Status and use.
Official
Official status.
Official
Official.
- Which creoles have official status, and how are they used in education and media? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Attitudes
Attitudes.
Attitudes
Attitudes.
- How have attitudes to creoles changed, and what stigma persists, with attribution? provenance
- Which entry fits language attitudes? action
Context Structure and culture.
Structure
Structure.
Structure
Structure.
- What grammatical features do creoles share, and what does that show about language? provenance
- Which entry fits creole grammar? action
Culture
Culture.
Culture
Culture.
- How do creoles feature in literature, music and identity? provenance
- Which entry fits creole literature? action
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Information and virtual systems
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- INF
- Domain
- INF.MED
- Other names and narrower kinds
- Melanesian Pidgin, Japanese-based creole languages, Cannanore Indo-Portuguese creole, Kristang, American French creole languages, English-based creole languages, Sri Lankan Portuguese Creole, Bidau Creole Portuguese, Daman and Diu Portuguese Creole, Ermitaño creole, Larantuka Malay, Belter Creole
What it is Filled
A stable natural language that developed from a pidgin or contact variety and became the native language of a community, typically with vocabulary from a lexifier such as English, French, Portuguese, Spanish, Dutch, Arabic or Japanese and grammar shaped by contact, including English-based creoles such as Jamaican Patois and Tok Pisin, French-based creoles such as Haitian Creole and Louisiana Creole, Portuguese-based creoles such as Kristang and the Indo-Portuguese creoles of Kerala, and Melanesian Pidgin varieties; creoles are full languages, and their origins are debated in linguistics.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent explain creole languages and their formation, relay classification by lexifier and region from linguistic sources, present theories of creole genesis with attribution, and distinguish creoles from pidgins and dialects, without prejudice.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Nativised contact language
- Lexifier plus contact grammar
- Full linguistic status
- Debated origins
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Describe a creole as broken or corrupted speech rather than a full language.
- Treat the lexifier language's spelling or grammar as the correct form of a creole.
- Produce creole text of poor quality in official, legal or medical settings where errors harm people.
- Publish community language material without the consent of its speakers.
Only with a human decision
- Using machine translation of a creole in legal, medical or asylum proceedings.
May
- Describe a creole language, its history and its grammar from linguistic sources.
- Translate between a creole and other languages where the agent has reliable competence, flagging uncertainty.
- Support efforts to write, teach and document creole languages.
Moral aspects Filled
- Creole speakers have long been told their language is inferior, which has cost them schooling and standing.
- Poor translation in official settings can cost people their rights.
Who is affected
- Creole speakers
- Children taught in a second language
- Communities documenting their language
Owners Filled
Steward
The speech community; language institutes and academies where they exist document standards.
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q133253514 - registry parent class
- Q19682167 - registry parent class
related
- contact language - in registry terms
- pidgin or creole - in registry terms
- pidgin - through nativisation
- creolistics - within linguistics
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.creole
- Wikidata: Q33289 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q33289)
Direct properties not applicable Not applicable
- creole languages: about 100 count - estimates vary
- Haitian Creole speakers: about 12 million
Plane INF: no invented physical properties.
Recognition optional Filled
- Native language developed from language contact
- English, French, Portuguese, Spanish, Dutch, Arabic and Japanese based creoles; Melanesian Pidgin
- Pidgins lack native speakers; mixed languages and dialects differ; creole also names peoples and cuisines
- Not a visible object; spoken and written languages.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- explain formation and status
- relay classification
- present genesis theories
- distinguish from pidgins
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Treating creoles as broken forms of their lexifiers
- Presenting genesis theories as settled
- Confusing creole languages with creole peoples
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- Official language status in countries such as Haiti, Seychelles, Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu
- Orthography standards for individual creoles
- ISO 639 language codes
Context of use required Filled
- Not applicable; a class of languages.
- English-based creoles such as Jamaican Patois, Tok Pisin, Bislama and Krio
- French-based creoles such as Haitian, Mauritian and Louisiana Creole
- Portuguese-based creoles such as Kristang, Cape Verdean and Indo-Portuguese creoles such as Cannanore
- Spanish-based creoles such as Chavacano and Palenquero
- Dutch, Arabic and Japanese-based creoles
- Melanesian Pidgin varieties
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q33289: creole - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: Creole language - general description of the item
Open questions
- Should Haitian Creole and Tok Pisin be separate primary entries?
- How should linguistic databases be linked?
- The registry entry has merged aliases naming languages and groupings; should they be split off?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q33289/spec.json