"It is unsurprising that simplified English is the lingua franca of Moria prison camp and its environs, spoken between asylum-seekers from formerly-colonised states as disparate as Iraq, Uganda, Pakistan and Burma. But in the crucible of the overcrowded detention centre ... English is undergoing an accelerated evolution, tentatively beginning to develop its own unique grammar and idiom."
Article source here:Arts Journal
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