Apics Online is
one of the most useful website to Pidgins and Creole Languages students. The
web site has supporting electronic material for the Atlas of Pidgin and Creole Language
Structures (APiCS), published
by Oxford University Press. The platform has a huge catalog with samples and
explanation of 76 Pidgin and Creole Languages worldwide.
The best of all, they
are licensed by creative commons,
so every material can be use free whatever for academic or economical purposes
(you must provide the link for the original material).
The colors represents the
lexifier, in general de most prestigious language, blue: English; red: French;
purple: Arabic; black: Bantu; light-blue: Dutch; pink: Malay; yellow:
Portuguese; orange: Spanish; grey: Others.
The site also compares
phonological, sociolinguistic and historical characteristics between the 76
languages, what provide a large view of Pidgins and Creole languages
developments all over the world.
The viewer can select
these languages to access more information about it.
In the specific
section is possible to research demographic data, lists with contributive
languages and geographic information.
Complete phonological
and sociolinguist description are available to students. Also, is possible to
access bibliographic information and audio examples about the chosen language.
