The Rise and Fall of Chinese Pidgin English | Half English, Half Chinese 100% Wonderful

Chinese Pidgin English was spoken in Colonial trading posts in the 18th and 19th centuries. How was it spoken and is it time for a revival? COMING SOON!!! To get informed about my upcoming book fill in the form (first chapter of the book available for free soon). https://tinyurl.com/38ey3578 Sign up for The Rambler newsletter here. https://letthemtalktv.substack.com/ It's full of interesting insights and stories about the English language, and it's free! Become a Patreon of LetThemTalkTV Support the channel and get exclusive content. More information here. www.patreon.com/LetThemTalkTV 00:00 What is Chinese Pidgin English? 02:29 The difference between CPE and Chinglish 03:22 The history, The Portuguese 04:50 The Japanese 05:38 The Dutch, Battle of Macau 06:10 The English, The Canton system 07:58 The Flint Affair 09:20 Benjamin Franklin, tofu 10:05 The Opium Wars 11:59 Who spoke CPE? 12:52: Let's speak Chinese Pidgin English 17:13 CPE in modern English 19:43 The decline of CPE 21:22 A revival