Neo-Melanesiann.

Brit.

/ˌniːə(ʊ)mɛləˈniːzj(ə)n/,

/ˌniːə(ʊ)mɛləˈniːʒn/, U.S.

/ˈˌnioʊˌmɛləˈniʒ(ə)n/,

/ˈˌnioʊˌmɛləˈniʃ(ə)n/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: neo- comb. form, Melanesian n.

Etymology: < neo- comb. form + Melanesian n.

Linguistics.

An English-based pidgin or creole spoken in Melanesia, comprising three main varieties (Tok Pisin in Papua New Guinea, Bislama in Vanuatu, and Pijin in Solomon Islands) and serving as the lingua franca both within and among these communities. Now usually called Melanesian Pidgin (see Melanesian Pidgin n. at Melanesian adj. 2).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > languages of the world > pidgins and creoles > [noun] > English-based > Pacific

pidgin English1853

business English1855

Ningre Tongo1858

trade English1896

Pitcairnese1937

Tok Pisin1943

Sranan Tongo1953

Neo-Melanesian1955

1955 Mod. Lang. Notes 70 76 ‘Neo-Melanesian’ instead of ‘Pidgin English’. Recently the problem of Pidgin English in the Territory of New Guinea has been the subject of public discussion.

1962 Listener 20 Sept. 418/2 This word ‘neo-Melanesian’ is an indication of the changed status that pidgin English has in south-east Asia... A translation of the Bible has appeared in neo-Melanesian.

1972 W. B. Lockwood Panorama Indo-European Lang. 120 An important language used in the South Seas, technically known as Neo-Melanesian, but more popularly as Beach-la-Mar... Beach-la-Mar came to denote the Pidgin English spoken between East Australian and Melanesian tripang fishermen... Neo-Melanesian is..of obvious political importance.

1991 Internat. Rev. Appl. Ling. in Lang. Teaching 29 334 That ‘singular’ element in the 1st and 2nd person plural where ‘we’ contains ‘I’, i.e. the speaker (inclusively ‘I and you’; exclusively ‘I and some other(s)’, as in, for example, Neo-Melanesian).

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	neo-melanesian
释义	Neo-Melanesiann. Brit. /ˌniːə(ʊ)mɛləˈniːzj(ə)n/, /ˌniːə(ʊ)mɛləˈniːʒn/, U.S. /ˈˌnioʊˌmɛləˈniʒ(ə)n/, /ˈˌnioʊˌmɛləˈniʃ(ə)n/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: neo- comb. form, Melanesian n. Etymology: < neo- comb. form + Melanesian n. Linguistics. An English-based pidgin or creole spoken in Melanesia, comprising three main varieties (Tok Pisin in Papua New Guinea, Bislama in Vanuatu, and Pijin in Solomon Islands) and serving as the lingua franca both within and among these communities. Now usually called Melanesian Pidgin (see Melanesian Pidgin n. at Melanesian adj. 2). ΘΚΠ the mind > language > languages of the world > pidgins and creoles > [noun] > English-based > Pacific pidgin English1853 business English1855 Ningre Tongo1858 trade English1896 Pitcairnese1937 Tok Pisin1943 Sranan Tongo1953 Neo-Melanesian1955 1955 Mod. Lang. Notes 70 76 ‘Neo-Melanesian’ instead of ‘Pidgin English’. Recently the problem of Pidgin English in the Territory of New Guinea has been the subject of public discussion. 1962 Listener 20 Sept. 418/2 This word ‘neo-Melanesian’ is an indication of the changed status that pidgin English has in south-east Asia... A translation of the Bible has appeared in neo-Melanesian. 1972 W. B. Lockwood Panorama Indo-European Lang. 120 An important language used in the South Seas, technically known as Neo-Melanesian, but more popularly as Beach-la-Mar... Beach-la-Mar came to denote the Pidgin English spoken between East Australian and Melanesian tripang fishermen... Neo-Melanesian is..of obvious political importance. 1991 Internat. Rev. Appl. Ling. in Lang. Teaching 29 334 That ‘singular’ element in the 1st and 2nd person plural where ‘we’ contains ‘I’, i.e. the speaker (inclusively ‘I and you’; exclusively ‘I and some other(s)’, as in, for example, Neo-Melanesian). This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1955
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