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Abstract
The Ei language (or Wu-se) is a mixed language derived from
Chinese and the Kam-Tai languages. This paper focuses on the status of Ei and
its formation process. The ancestors of the Ei people were soldiers and their
families from different ethnic groups, who were sent to the Patrol Division of
E’jing Town, Rong County, Guangxi Province in the Ming Dynasty, some 600 years
ago. They are a multi-ethnic fusion of Chinese, Zhuang, Kam, and Sui peoples.
The Ei language resulted from contact between Chinese and Kam-Tai languages. Its
core words are mainly Kam-Tai, and the commonly-used words are mainly Chinese.
The word order is basically the same as Chinese, and its voiceless sonorants are
consistent with Kam-Sui phonology. The root causes of its formation are the Ei
speakers’ ethnic identity as well as their stable and relatively closed life
circles.
期刊介绍：
The Journal of Pidgin and Creole Languages (JPCL) aims to provide a forum for the scholarly study of pidgins, creoles, and other contact language varieties, from multi-disciplinary perspectives. The journal places special emphasis on current research devoted to empirical description, theoretical issues, and the broader implications of the study of contact languages for theories of language acquisition and change, and for linguistic theory in general. The editors also encourage contributions that explore the application of linguistic research to language planning, education, and social reform, as well as studies that examine the role of contact languages in the social life and culture, including the literature, of their communities.
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