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This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 10 September 2021 and 31 December 2021. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): Kbrand5.

Above undated message substituted from Template:Dashboard.wikiedu.org assignment by PrimeBOT (talk) 21:47, 17 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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I've expanded on the article a bit and added some sources, so I don't think its notability is in question any more. There's a lot more to be said about GhPE, but I don't have to time or the energy. I don't have Huber's book either, but I'm hoping someone does and is willing to expand on this further. DoctorKubla (talk) 15:34, 10 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

So is it a pidgin or a creole? There's a difference and the article shouldn't use both terms indiscriminately. --92.214.174.35 (talk) 06:10, 25 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Creole or pidgin, decide!

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Between the hatnote and the first paragraph we have

  • "This article is about an English-based creole." It's a creole!
  • "Ghanaian Pidgin English (GhaPE), is a Ghanaian English-lexifier pidgin ...". No, it's a pidgin!
  • "It is confined to a smaller section of society than other West African creoles, ...". No, it's in contrast to "other" creoles, so it's a creole.
  • "GhaPE cannot be considered a creole as it has no L1 speakers." No, dammit, it's a pidgin!

Can interested parties please reach a consensus on whether it's a creole or a pidgin and stop driving the rest of us crazy? I got whiplash from reading this. Largoplazo (talk) 17:38, 20 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]