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Sysselsättningar

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What does Martha do? V-d---- M--t--? V__ g__ M______ V-d g-r M-r-h-? --------------- Vad gör Martha? 0
She works at an office. Hon----e-ar på---nt--. H__ a______ p_ k______ H-n a-b-t-r p- k-n-o-. ---------------------- Hon arbetar på kontor. 0
She works on the computer. H---a----ar-vi---atorn. H__ a______ v__ d______ H-n a-b-t-r v-d d-t-r-. ----------------------- Hon arbetar vid datorn. 0
Where is Martha? V-- ----a-tha? V__ ä_ M______ V-r ä- M-r-h-? -------------- Var är Martha? 0
At the cinema. På---o. P_ b___ P- b-o- ------- På bio. 0
She is watching a film. Ho--t---ar p- e- -i-m. H__ t_____ p_ e_ f____ H-n t-t-a- p- e- f-l-. ---------------------- Hon tittar på en film. 0
What does Peter do? Vad---- ---e-? V__ g__ P_____ V-d g-r P-t-r- -------------- Vad gör Peter? 0
He studies at the university. H-n-st----a---å--n-vers-te-. H__ s_______ p_ u___________ H-n s-u-e-a- p- u-i-e-s-t-t- ---------------------------- Han studerar på universitet. 0
He studies languages. H----t--er-r -pr-k. H__ s_______ s_____ H-n s-u-e-a- s-r-k- ------------------- Han studerar språk. 0
Where is Peter? V------Pe-er? V__ ä_ P_____ V-r ä- P-t-r- ------------- Var är Peter? 0
At the café. På----é--. P_ k______ P- k-f-e-. ---------- På kaféet. 0
He is drinking coffee. Han-dri---r kaffe. H__ d______ k_____ H-n d-i-k-r k-f-e- ------------------ Han dricker kaffe. 0
Where do they like to go? Var- t---e- d--o- -tt --? V___ t_____ d_ o_ a__ g__ V-r- t-c-e- d- o- a-t g-? ------------------------- Vart tycker de om att gå? 0
To a concert. P----n-ert. P_ k_______ P- k-n-e-t- ----------- På konsert. 0
They like to listen to music. De ty-k-r -- at- lys----på----ik. D_ t_____ o_ a__ l_____ p_ m_____ D- t-c-e- o- a-t l-s-n- p- m-s-k- --------------------------------- De tycker om att lyssna på musik. 0
Where do they not like to go? Vart ty-----de-i--e-om att-g-? V___ t_____ d_ i___ o_ a__ g__ V-r- t-c-e- d- i-t- o- a-t g-? ------------------------------ Vart tycker de inte om att gå? 0
To the disco. På---sk---k. P_ d________ P- d-s-o-e-. ------------ På diskotek. 0
They do not like to dance. D-----k-- ---e--m--tt----s-. D_ t_____ i___ o_ a__ d_____ D- t-c-e- i-t- o- a-t d-n-a- ---------------------------- De tycker inte om att dansa. 0

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Creole Languages

Did you know that German is spoken in the South Pacific? It's really true! In parts of Papua New Guinea and Australia, people speak Unserdeutsch . It is a Creole language. Creole languages emerge in language contact situations. That is, when multiple different languages encounter one another. By now, many Creole languages are almost extinct. But worldwide 15 million people still speak a Creole language. Creole languages are always native languages. It's different with Pidgin languages. Pidgin languages are very simplified forms of speech. They are only good for very basic communication. Most Creole languages originated in the colonial era. Therefore, Creole languages are often based on European languages. One characteristic of Creole languages is a limited vocabulary. Creole languages have their own phonology too. The grammar of Creole languages is heavily simplified. Complicated rules are simply ignored by the speakers. Each Creole language is an important component of national identity. As a result, there is a lot of literature written in Creole languages. Creole languages are especially interesting for linguists. This is because they demonstrate how languages develop and later die out. So the development of language can be studied in Creole languages. They also prove that languages can change and adapt. The discipline used to research Creole languages is Creolistics, or Creology. One of the best-known sentences in the Creole language comes from Jamaica. Bob Marley made it world famous – do you know it? It's No woman, no cry! (= No, woman, don't cry!)
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