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Need to clarify the difference between "pidgin" and "creole" here. A pidgin is a (relatively simple) language that develops for communication between two or mor
by wrp 3y ago
Need to clarify the difference between "pidgin" and "creole" here. A pidgin is a (relatively simple) language that develops for communication between two or more speech communities. A pidgin is considered to have become a creole when it has become the mother tongue of a new generation of children.
I don't think the blended languages like Spanglish and Hinglish are considered pidgins or creoles within linguistics, but I could see room for argument on that.
- wrp 3y agoI struggle to imagine how this could be a controversial issue. It is just a clarification of the terminology used in linguistics, not a judgement of anyone's culture.