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Patois, although without a formal definition in Linguistics , can be used to describe a language considered as Nonstandard . Depending upon the instance, it can refer to Pidgin s, Creoles , Dialect s, and other forms of native or local speech, but is not commonly applied to Jargon or Slang , which are vocabulary-based forms of Cant . Class distinctions are embedded in the term, drawn between those who speak patois and those who speak the standard or dominant language used in literature and Newscast s—the " Acrolect " in professional jargon. The origin of the French ''patois'' is uncertain. One derivation Concise Oxford Dictionary is from Old French ''patoier'' meaning "to handle clumsily, to paw". The language sense may therefore arise from the notion of a clumsy manner of speaking. Alternatively Chambers Dictionary it may derive from Latin ''patria'' (homeland) referring to the localised spread of the language variety. In .'') Many of the and Jamaican Creole .'') Patois is also spoken in the Atlantic coast of Costa Rica . Other examples of patois include Trasianka , Sheng , and Tsotsitaal . SYNONYMS Also named "Patuá" in the Paria peninsula of Venezuela, spoken since XVIII century by self colonization of french (from Corse island) and caribbean (Martinique, Saint Thomas, Trinidad, Guadaloupe, Haiti) people moved by cacao production. REFERENCES |
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