On the Origins of Pidgin and Creole Languages: An Outline
Pidgin and creole languages are usually the result of contacts between people who do not speak each other’s language. When they meet for different purposes (trade, business, plantation work) they immediately look for a quick means of communication. Thus, a simple makeshift language is created in a r...
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University of Bucharest Publishing House
2009-11-01
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| Series: | Styles of Communication |
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| Online Access: | http://journals.univ-danubius.ro/index.php/communication/article/view/142 |