Category: Worksheets and Problem Sets

Kwéyòl Donmnik (Dominica Creole) Noun Phrase – Problem Set

Joy Peltier

The utterances in this problem set come from Kwéyòl Donmnik (Dominica Creole) users residing in London, UK who
participated in fieldwork conducted by Dr. Joy Peltier, a linguist of Dominica and African American heritages. This problem set will give you an introduction to several of the Kwéyòl noun phrase’s components and linear orderings.

Dominica; United Kingdom

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1avNOIsmyG02L_l_1sJFPqdWaNzAMGCVO/view

Kwéyòl Donmnik (Dominica Creole) Noun Phrase – Problem Set Key

Joy Peltier

The utterances in this problem set come from Kwéyòl Donmnik (Dominica Creole) users residing in London, UK who participated in fieldwork conducted by Dr. Joy Peltier, a linguist of Dominica and African American heritages. This problem set will give you an introduction to several of the Kwéyòl noun phrase’s components and linear orderings.

Dominica; United Kingdom

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZiJGdQlqfXrKHWaU3lDMdphofUKUoCmn/view

Jamaican Creole Reduplication – Problem Set

Danuta Allen, Felicia Bisnath, Sophia Eakins, Demet Kayabasi and Cecilia Solís-Barroso

The data for this problem set come from Dr. Shelome Gooden, a first language user of Jamaican Creole
(JamC) and a linguist specializing in Creoles and sociolinguistics. The data come from her PhD
dissertation which was on the phonetics and phonology of reduplication in JamC.

Jamaica

https://drive.google.com/file/d/19KookOtMz2cKiPFPogiaZsRm6RrDQkmg/view?usp=share_link

Jamaican Creole Reduplication – Problem Set Key

Danuta Allen, Felicia Bisnath, Sophia Eakins, Demet Kayabasi and Cecilia Solís-Barroso

The data for this problem set come from Dr. Shelome Gooden, a first language user of Jamaican Creole
(JamC) and a linguist specializing in Creoles and sociolinguistics. The data come from her PhD
dissertation which was on the phonetics and phonology of reduplication in JamC.

Jamaica

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UwBy8gNQAzc3emncZdF5o7JNwa0PwuEj/view?usp=sharing

Lánnang-uè (Manila) Tones – Problem Set

Wilkinson Daniel Wong Gonzales

Lánnang-uè is a tonal language, which means that all words, regardless of whether they are derived from English, Hokkien, or Tagalog gets assigned tone. But is this tone assignment systematic? That is, is Lánnang-uè tone ‘random’ as some of its speakers say?

Philippines

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Fdo8H2c9pgp8_hA2OJeZyZc_Ux6FUo3X/view?usp=sharing

Lánnang-uè (Manila) Tones – Problem Set Key

Wilkinson Daniel Wong Gonzales

Lánnang-uè is a tonal language, which means that all words, regardless of whether they are derived from English, Hokkien, or Tagalog gets assigned tone. But is this tone assignment systematic? That is, is Lánnang-uè tone ‘random’ as some of its speakers say?

Philippines

https://drive.google.com/file/d/10xAPGgU1pdKpd_JEaPs8gWn-ERCbTLjc/view?usp=sharing

Cabo Verdean Creole (Non-)stative Verbs – Problem Set

Danuta Allen, Felicia Bisnath, Sophia Eakins, Demet Kayabasi and Cecilia Solís-Barroso

Data from this exercise comes from Prof. Marlyse Baptista’s 2002 book “Syntax of Cape Verdean Creole: The Sotavento Varieties.” Prof. Baptista is a Cabo Verdean linguist specializing in morpho-syntax and Creole studies.

Cabo Verde

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JfmZzWB09yfFGM7XoTCBTHj-2TejbiML/view?usp=share_link

Cabo Verdean Creole (Non-)stative Verbs – Problem Set Key

Danuta Allen, Felicia Bisnath, Sophia Eakins, Demet Kayabasi and Cecilia Solís-Barroso

Data from this exercise comes from Prof. Marlyse Baptista’s 2002 book “Syntax of Cape Verdean Creole: The Sotavento Varieties.” Prof. Baptista is a Cabo Verdean linguist specializing in morpho-syntax and Creole studies.

Cabo Verde

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xDTI6sHo4yq9hqqYzvaJDB0MVftgJlu2/view?usp=share_link

Cabo Verdean Creole Pluralization – Problem Set

Danuta Allen, Felicia Bisnath, Sophia Eakins, Demet Kayabasi and Cecilia Solís-Barroso

The following questions aim to introduce the variation and creativity in pluralization strategies in Cabo Verdean Creole (CVC) and to encourage the students to reflect on how a language more familiar to them (English) also varies in its pluralization marking. By leading students to find commonalities between English and CVC, we hope to reinforce non-exceptionalist thinking towards Creole languages.

Cabo Verde

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JlWgPKCD06Y-vzLl_3R5SNhfVAxTXIsJ/view?usp=share_link

Cabo Verdean Creole Pluralization – Problem Set Key

Danuta Allen, Felicia Bisnath, Sophia Eakins, Demet Kayabasi and Cecilia Solís-Barroso

The following questions aim to introduce the variation and creativity in pluralization strategies in Cabo Verdean Creole (CVC) and to encourage the students to reflect on how a language more familiar to them (English) also varies in its pluralization marking. By leading students to find commonalities between English and CVC, we hope to reinforce non-exceptionalist thinking towards Creole languages.

Cabo Verde

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1y6026AcAZD2d6AGt1mT9-FDIhr45wjg9/view?usp=share_link