Tay Boi
Colleagues,
I wonder if anyone has come across scholarly references to the pidgin
language Tay Boy, spoken in Vietnam variously from 1860 - 1960. Any
leads much appreciated,
Cordially yours, David Del Testa
Hi David-
Here are three resources that you may find relevant to your query on "Tay Boi," pidgin French in Vietnam.
Title: "Cases and Verbs in Pidgin French (Tay Boi) in Vietnam
Author: Liem, Nguyen Dang
Source: pp. 217-46 IN: Papers in Pidgin and Creole Linguistics No. 2. Canberra: Dept. of Ling., Australian Nat. Univ.; 1979. (290 pp.)
Series:Pacific Ling. Ser. A: 57
Title: "Tay Boi: Notes on the Pidgin French Spoken in Vietnam."
Author: Reinecke, John E.
Source: pp. 47-56 in Hymes, Dell; Pidginization and Creolization of Languages: Proceedings of a Conference Held at the University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica, April 1968.. Cambridge: Cambridge U.P; 1971.
Title: Cases and Verbs in Pidgin (Tay Boi) in Vietnam
Author:Liem, Nguyen Dang
Source: Journal of Creole Studies 1977; 1 (1): 127-156.
lisa
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