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= Pidgins (P&B) =
Wide use of term, also o/s of classical scope. Def"n diffy but solid points on p22, NB 6 soc, 1 ling, i.e. reduction where the line needs to be arbitrary. A scale, the characteristics are largely impressionistic - lexicon limited to under 500-2000 w. (polysemy), very ltd # of adpositions, not necessarily abs but gen"ly simplified morph (p46). Soc contexts p51,
— Jan 12, 2026 11:44AM
Wide use of term, also o/s of classical scope. Def"n diffy but solid points on p22, NB 6 soc, 1 ling, i.e. reduction where the line needs to be arbitrary. A scale, the characteristics are largely impressionistic - lexicon limited to under 500-2000 w. (polysemy), very ltd # of adpositions, not necessarily abs but gen"ly simplified morph (p46). Soc contexts p51,
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Mahira
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= Creoles (Brt) =
Starts w/ broad but ok def"n. Basic classif"n - P, F, M. First mentions in XVIIc, descriptive works from XVIIIc by Moravian Brethren! J. E. Reinecke as Father of Creolistics wh/ officially emerged in 1959. All in debate - emergence (briefly), structural fts, decreol"n cont"m etc.
Struct fts (p82+): more analyt, less synth but not "simpler". Diffs in acro and basilectal Cs. Nice grammar overview.
— Jan 16, 2026 09:07AM
Starts w/ broad but ok def"n. Basic classif"n - P, F, M. First mentions in XVIIc, descriptive works from XVIIIc by Moravian Brethren! J. E. Reinecke as Father of Creolistics wh/ officially emerged in 1959. All in debate - emergence (briefly), structural fts, decreol"n cont"m etc.
Struct fts (p82+): more analyt, less synth but not "simpler". Diffs in acro and basilectal Cs. Nice grammar overview.
Mahira
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= INTRO (B&M) =
P&C, last 20y also ML, here also MltEthn'cts & WritLInt.
Genesis usu takes 1-2gens thru BrokTrans in context of id"ty shift, emergance, stable intercomm contact w/o lingfranc. Also dpnds if multiling or fragments of L material. Debatable if struct"ly distinct.
Lots of sources.
— Jan 01, 2026 08:10AM
P&C, last 20y also ML, here also MltEthn'cts & WritLInt.
Genesis usu takes 1-2gens thru BrokTrans in context of id"ty shift, emergance, stable intercomm contact w/o lingfranc. Also dpnds if multiling or fragments of L material. Debatable if struct"ly distinct.
Lots of sources.
