Senkyoshigo

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name=Senkyoshigo
region=Japan
speakers=
familycolor=Pidgin
family=English-Japanese mixed language
script=
notice=nonotice
iso2=mis

Senkyoshigo (宣教師語 "Senkyōshigo" "missionary language") is a mixed language spoken by English speaking Mormon missionaries in Japan. Its grammar and function words are English, while most of its content words are from Japanese.

Examples

Examples of Senkyoshigo are as follows:

ee also

*Code-switching
*Macaronic language
*Pidgin
*Register (linguistics)
*Second language
*Slang

Notes

References

*cite journal |author=Smout, Kary D. |year=1988 |title=Senkyoshigo: A Missionary English of Japan |journal=American Speech |pages=137–149 |doi=10.2307/454418 |volume=63

External links

* [http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0003-1283(198822)63%3A2%3C137%3ASAMEOJ%3E2.0.CO%3B2-A Senkyoshigo: A Missionary English of Japan] as found on JSTOR
* [http://faroutliers.wordpress.com/2004/12/13/senkyoushigo-macaronic-missionary-talk/ Senkyoushigo: Macaronic Missionary Talk]
* [http://www.mission.net/japan/sendai/page.php?pg_id=4589 Senkyoushigo (Missionaryspeak)] at the Japan Sendai Mission Alumni site
* [http://www.mission.net/japan/kobe/senkyoushigo.html Mission Vocabulary] at the Japan Kobe Mission Alumni site