Pidgin
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- an amalgamation of two disparate languages, used by two populations having no common language as a lingua franca to communicate with each other, lacking formalized grammar and having a small, utilitarian vocabulary and no native speakers.
- Middle English likely began as a pidgin between the Norman invaders and the Anglo-Saxon-speaking (Old English) occupants of Britain. Otherwise, how could they have gotten any business done?
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See also
- Creole language
- Decreolization
- Hawaiian Pidgin
- Mediterranean Lingua Franca or Sabir
- Mixed language
- Trading zones
- Béarlachas
- Chinook Jargon
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