omo_to_dun:
Thank you. All the languages I know how to speak have this literal device so it confuses me as to how the OP thinks this is exclusive to Pidgin English.


@Ileke-Idi
I suppose the apropos term would be informal, not ghetto. People in sundry classes use this form of speaking, from the very illiterate to the very literate.

Yea, tone can change a statement to a question, vice versa.
But if you wanna be politically wrong, you can let your tone determine which one it is.
In a professional setting, you're going to have to use question markers.


Informal ghetto etc, sorry, I was too lazy jare. Just typing as I dey go.

@since_1914
Unfortunately, I don't speak Russian so will never get to understand your point. But I believe it wouldn't be different from the other arguments some hold for French which I don't think is right. Thank you for explaining anywhere.

Na dere u dey?
Na here i dey jare.
How far now?
Oga e no too far jare.
How market bros?
Market dey move my brother.
U don see am?
Yes i don see am.
Op u dey crazy?
Oh boy i no dey crazy ooo.
U dey ma.dt?
I no day madt.

petokey:
Na u get ur mouth?
Na u get ur mouth.
Ur mouth go kill u?
Ur mouth go kill u?
U b mumu?
U b mumu.

try harder, boi

Dapo, you get oko nla?

Dapo you get oko nla.

@omo_to_dun
If reporters are asking questions without question markers simply mean they are making a mistake. It's as simple as that. A comment is different from a question.
Haven't you seen where the subject of a question replied; is that a question?. I mean Obama can decide not to answer such question, if it wasn't asked as a question in the first place.

omo_to_dun:

I still disagree. Even in professional contexts, some folks still phrase their questions this way. It is not mostly a primary question. For example, while I was giving a talk about my research on Ray Tracing last summer, I erroneously made a statement whose contra-positive was false; one of the professors in the audience quickly interjected and asked, "So if you use bounding boxes, the algorithm running time would be polynomial in the number of pixels?"


Speaking rules are different from writing rules. Even watching President Obama's press conferences, I have seen reporters ask questions without question markers...

A question does not necessarily have to be placed at the beginning or end of sentence.If you speak Yoruba (which I know you do), you'd know how.

In this case "Would" is acting as a question marker, presents an "uncertain" situation. Understandably, it could still stand as a statement if the question tone is removed.

If i was the one asking that question, I'd lay emphasis on "would".

PS: Most people in a professional settings don't speaks formally anymore. Well, this just shows the mutating dilemma of the English language.



We at least agreed on one thing:

Ileke-IdI:


Written and spoken version differ.

lite don come?
Lite don come
U wan make ur blood dry?
U wan make ur blood dry
sometin dey worrey u?
Sometin dey worrey u
shishi no enta ur hand?
Shishi no enta ur hand
u don knak am apako?
U don knak am apako
rain beat u?
Rain beat u

Ileke-IdI:


Not the same thing bro.

Would that "answer" still stand without the "answer marker"?

Yup. The si is optional

cr8v: Don't agree, its almost in all languages I know. In colloquial English, if you ask, "Mum at Home?" The answer could be "Mum, at home". It depends on where you paused and the physical gesture that accompanied your response

is mum at home not mum at home.

CrazyMan: Crazy people de Nairaland?

Crazy people de Nairaland

craise=pidgin
crazy=english

maybe the only NIGERIAN LANGUAGE, but not period.

There are other dialects that also have this same unique trait.

wonda26:

Some people always dey suffer?
Some people always dey suffer

Some people believe say dem go always dey beg?
Some people believe say dem go always dey beg

Person fit change him orientation if he like?
Person fit change him orientation if he like

Bros oh... nah chairman you dey call these names?.. Nah pope go bail you if I pour you san san

asudan:
craise=pidgin
crazy=english

Bros eyi.. dem dey form yankie nah... dem go roll tongue like mama apeye take dey speak piginz...

Abrantie:

This persin dey yak too much?
This persin dey yak too much oo

Make we ban am for NL?
Make we ban am for NL

shooo... dem no tell u sey waffi no dey carry last for yannings?.. wetin be your own nah? Bro eyi.. abeg shif go one side make chairman for breathe FRESH AIR ..

masperano: Pls wat is d meaning of this! In as much I aint an active nairalander threads like dis futher discourages me frm being active on nairaland! Mr seun sir whoever is d moderator dat brought dis thread to front page should b queried.However I will like to appreciate some moderators who are painstakingly doing dat job without any iota of unprofessionalism! Dis sir is my humble submission

And what is this , my brother?

masperano: Pls wat is d meaning of this! In as much I aint an active nairalander threads like dis futher discourages me frm being active on nairaland! Mr seun sir whoever is d moderator dat brought dis thread to front page should b queried.However I will like to appreciate some moderators who are painstakingly doing dat job without any iota of unprofessionalism! Dis sir is my humble submission

Bro eyi.. abeg no vex ehn... we know say na you sabi oyinbo pass... Omo idomie

tpia@:


And what is this , my brother?

you too dey form abi ...

Point of correction no b mumy dey house...na ur ma dey house,abi malé dey?,and d person go answer say yes my ma dey house or my malé dey,nothin join agboro wit overload*i min nothin join pidgin wit english eg maleé wif mumy.

@Masperano, U bi better illeterate.pidgin na d ogbonge languague for naija town, make una no come distarbulise matter for here with jealosy for here.....
.....Masperano dey mad?
....Masperano dey mad O
....Her toto sweet?
....Her toto sweet
...Prick good?
...Prick good
or prick good die

rozayx5: 100th to comment
how are you dey
how do you dey

rozayx5: 100th to comment
how are you dey
how do you dey

Q. Nepa don kum?
A. Nepa don kum nor..
Q. Nite don cover?
A. Nite don cover nor..

Its a big fat lie, wen u as aquestion like, how u de,d ans is i de fine,ur moma de house?d ans is yes.no spoil our ligua franca bros

C`est la francais?
C`est la francais.

since_1914: It is also the same in Russian language to some extent. The difference is that in pidgin English we stress the last words (syllable?) to differentiate a question from a sentence, while in Russian the stress starts with the very first word of the sentence.

wetin cncern Pidgin wit Russian language

Q- E dey pain? Ans- E dey pain. Q- Sure? Ans- Sure.

plendil:

It sounds a tad informal, but its very correct.

Consider:

'They will be here soon.'

'So he is coming?'

'Yes he's coming.'




Him go fit finish am?

Him go fit finish am.

them say e no even reach self. them say make them increase am to 3billion

masperano: Pls wat is d meaning of this! In as much I aint an active nairalander threads like dis futher discourages me frm being active on nairaland! Mr seun sir whoever is d moderator dat brought dis thread to front page should b queried.However I will like to appreciate some moderators who are painstakingly doing dat job without any iota of unprofessionalism! Dis sir is my humble submission

There is nothing humble about this rubbish you typed here.

So because we are discussing about pidgin english it shouldn't be on the front page?

Ogbeni carry yourself go back to any hole wey you come out from, see this one dey form don jazzy untop nothing, you no even fit write proper english sef mstcheew.

Him dey craze?
Him dey craze.

Q-The guy wey write this post wey I quote na olodo?

Ans- The guy wey write this post wey I quote na olodo.

Church don close?
Church don close.

Ignis dey shark garri?
Ignis dey shark garri.

Ignis don hammer?
Ignis don hammer.

GEJ dey craze?
Gej dey craze.

Naija politicians na theif?
Naija politicians na theif.

Haters go hug transformer?
Haters go hug transformer.