English in the Solomon Islands
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2268404 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Karen Ann Watson‐gegeo (University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1987 |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 21-32 |
| Publication date | 1987-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | World Englishes (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0883-2919 • E-ISSN: 1467-971X |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1467-971x.1987.tb00174.x |
| OpenAlex | W2164000153 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 9 |
The national language of most Pacific island nations today, English has a long history of development and use in the Pacific, from whaling and trading days to missionization, colonization, plantation labor, and then national independence. This paper traces the history of English and the development of English-based Pijin in the Solomon Islands, whose language use history is similar to other Melanesian nations. The current role of English and Pijin in the Solomons and their mutual influences are then discussed
Archaeology · Colonization · Ethnology · Geography · Independence (probability theory · Linguistics · National history · National language · Political science · Whaling · EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning · History · Law · Linguistic Variation and Morphology · Multilingual Education and Policy
Lexical Choice and Syntactic Structure of Solomon Islands Pijin
Social identity, church affiliation, and language change in Kwara,ae (Solomon Islands)
Nativization and anglicization in Solomon Islands Pijin
English in Vanuatu
The Impact of church affiliation on language use in Kwara'ae (Solomon Islands)
Adult Education, Language Change, and Issues of Identity and Authenticity in Kwara'ae (Solomon Islands)
Language and schooling in Western and American Samoa
English and Tok Pisin (New Guinea Pidgin English) in Papua New Guinea
Introduction
| Unique citing works | 9 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,24 |
| Citation span | 1989 - 2025 (37) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 9 |