pidgin

pidgin

pidgin (plural pidgins)

1. (linguistics) 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?

	pidgin
	amalgamation of two languages having no native speakers

Altri significati:

A simplified language that develops as a means of communication between two or more groups who do not share a common language, in situations such as trade.

(linguistics) 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.

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