On orthography and pronunciation of a contact language:

the case of HKU linguistics majors learning Mauritian Creole

 

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1. Introduction

2. Sound system of Mauritian Creole

3. Decoding pronunciation from orthography

4. Mispronunciation and causes

5. Conclusion �V objective, limitation and further research

6. References

 

 

6. References

 

 

Baker, P. (1972) Kreol: A Description of Mauritian Creole. London: C. Hurst & Company.

Carpooran, A. (2005) Diksioner morisien: let a-e. Quatre Bornes: Bartholdi.

Cassidy, F. G. (1993) Short note on creole orthography. In Journal of Pidgin and Creole Languages, 8:1. 135-137.

Frew, M. (2003) Mauritius Creole in seven easy lessons. 2nd ed. Port Louis: Ledikasyon pu Travayer.

Gussenhoven, C. & Jacobs, H. (1998) Understanding Phonology. London: Arnold.

International Phonetic Association (1999) Handbook of the International Phonetic Association. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Matthews, S. J. (23^rd March, 2007) LING2040 Languages in Contact. Lecture on creole orthography, literacy and literature. Hong Kong: University of Hong Kong.

Pudaruth, B. L. (1972) Le créole mauricien: phonétique et phonologie. Montpellier: Université Paul Valéry.