Black English and the New Cosmopolitanism: Karima 2G’s Linguistic Creativity as a Transethnic Performative Practice

Abstract

language born from the encounter between English, the European colonial language, and the indigenous languages. It developed in different ways and places across the centuries as a consequence of colonialism. It is characterized by a very simple grammar structure, by its peculiar sound and rhythm, and by the mix between indigenous and English words. ... the use of Pidgin allowed me to convey a subversive potential that I could not have transmitted through standard English. (Personal interview)