PIDGIN-- A SYSTEM OF COMMUNICATION that emerges
among people who do not speak or share a common language, but who need
to communicate for reasons usually related to trade or economic commerce.
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No native speakers. Pidgins are intermediate communications
systems between two or more languages. Usually begin in maritime environments.
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A marginal or mixed communication system that takes linguistic
elements from several different languages.
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Limited vocabulary
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Reduced grammatical structure
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Narrow range of linguistic functions
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Creative and remarkably adaptive
CREOLE-- A pidgin that becomes over time the exclusive
LANGUAGE of a particular speech community.
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Pidgin >> Creole represents two stages in a single process
of linguistic development.
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Occurs over several generations. 1) Lose native language;
2) only use pidgin that will contain elements of the original language;
3) eventually expanded into a fully developed language.