Creole Origin Pair Lookup
Independently verified creole lexifier/substrate contact pair reference; complex/disputed origins not collapsed into proven binary ancestry. Exact independently verified context/edition key, not live or embedded reference data. Caller establishes language, dialect, method and reference context; no automatic identity or universal language-wide claim.
Description
Creole-origin references describe particular contact histories and contributing languages.
Creole-origin references describe particular contact histories and contributing languages.1
A single origin pair should be read in the context of its source's analysis. The tool retrieves your supplied source-specific notice for one exact key; it contains no built-in or live reference database.
When to use Creole Origin Pair Lookup
Use this tool to calculate or review the supplied observations under the stated rules. Specify the language variety, analysis, source edition and population or inventory definition.
How to use Creole Origin Pair Lookup and understand its results
- Specify the language variety, analysis, source edition and population or inventory definition.
- Enter callerVerifiedCreoleOriginKeys, callerVerifiedCreoleOriginNotices, queryCreoleOriginKey, using the field meanings and rules below, then run the tool.
- Read matchedCallerNotice, using the output meanings and calculation rules below. Confirm that the exact matched record is the one whose source and context apply.
- Correct any reported input issue and run again. Before using a successful result, check the stated units, signs, reference scope and observation coverage.
| Input field | Meaning | Value type | Requirement |
|---|---|---|---|
| callerVerifiedCreoleOriginKeys | Caller verified creole origin keys | list of string | Required |
| callerVerifiedCreoleOriginNotices | Caller verified creole origin notices | list of string | Required |
| queryCreoleOriginKey | Query creole origin key; use the exact reference token or coordinate domain stated below | string | Required |
Supply nonempty aligned unique nonblank context keys and nonblank notices, then query one exact existing key. Matching is case-sensitive without trimming or normalization. Return its original notice unchanged; unknown keys fail. No data is fetched or independently verified.
notice=notices[indexOf(keys,exactQuery)] Use the matching field units and the exact boundary, ordering and reference rules above.
| Output field | Meaning | Value type |
|---|---|---|
| matchedCallerNotice | Matched caller notice | string |
{
"input": {
"callerVerifiedCreoleOriginKeys": [
"context-a/edition-a",
"context-a/edition-b"
],
"callerVerifiedCreoleOriginNotices": [
"independent reference a",
"independent reference b"
],
"queryCreoleOriginKey": "context-a/edition-b"
},
"output": {
"matchedCallerNotice": "independent reference b"
}
}Limitations and assumptions
The language variety, analytical definitions and reference scope are supplied by the caller. No corpus, speech or complete/current linguistic registry is analyzed automatically. Reference records and their claimed verification are supplied by the caller; the tool does not retrieve or verify them.
Missing required fields, unknown fields, wrong types and violated rules return input issues. Numeric values and outputs must be finite. Lists and matrices must be dense, without missing cells. Numeric lists allow at most 10000 entries; ordinary string lists allow at most 128 strings of 128 UTF-16 units each; numeric matrices allow at most 128 rows and 128 columns, subject to narrower requirements above.
Alternative or Complementary methods
For a related step, use Pidgin vs Creole Classifier: Pidgin and creole classifications involve contact history and language use as well as structural descriptions. For a complementary comparison, use English Loanword Source Era Lookup: An English loanword's source and borrowing era require etymological evidence.
References
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Creole Origin Pair Lookup — tool.io
Similar or alternative tools
- Pidgin vs Creole Classifier
Pidgin and creole classifications involve contact history and language use as well as structural descriptions.
- English Loanword Source Era Lookup
An English loanword's source and borrowing era require etymological evidence.