Reference no: EM133751461

Question: Watch the film Pidgin: The Voice of Hawai?i which can be accessed in the Kanopy collection at WSU as a streaming video. In addition read about the formal status of Hawaiian pidgin in Hawai'i today this video, titled Tongues of Heaven (also in the Kanopy collection at WSU and read this article on the revival of Hawaiian, and these pages on the history and status of Hawaiian.

Write an overview of Hawaiian pidgin and Hawaiian, using evidence from Ahearn, lecture, these films, and the article. The goal is to show your understanding of critical terms and concepts in the course since the last assignment, as understood through the lens of language on the island of Hawai?i.

A: HAWAIIAN PIDGIN
How did Hawaiian pidgin evolve (HINT: while it is called "pidgin" it is linguistically speaking a creole)
Why has Pidgin been historically denigrated? How is this like other creole languages? How is this like other minority dialects.
How have Hawaiians creatively adapted to using English and pidgin? Why is pidgin still valued despite its ambiguous social status?

B: HAWAIIAN
What is Hawaiian and how is it classified.
What is driving the revival of Hawaiian? (Make sure to thoroughly focus on this area!)
What conflicts exist between Hawaiian and Hawaiian Pidgin?

C: FINALLY
What evidence (if any) do the films give of whether men and women relate to and speak Pidgin or Hawaiian differently from each other? Students tend to either forget or not pay much attention to part C. Make sure that your response is substantial.