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'creole' has developed a linguistic meaning that parallels the ethnic one you may be interpreting. From Wikipedia: a stable natural language that develops from
by QuarterReptile 4y ago
'creole' has developed a linguistic meaning that parallels the ethnic one you may be interpreting.
From Wikipedia: a stable natural language that develops from the simplifying and mixing of different languages into a new one within a fairly brief period of time: often, a pidgin evolved into a full-fledged language.
I still found the comment to be a bit of a stretch with that usage.
- chitowneats 4y agoAgreed. Is there not a better or more general word we have for this these days in English? Maybe we could borrow it from the Germans. I do like words like Schadenfreude.