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PM7801-PM7895Pidgin languages  

Entry terms

  • Contact vernaculars
  • Hybrid languages
  • Jargons
  • Pidgeon languages
  • Pigeon languages

Note

  • Here are entered works discussing lingua francas which are native to none of those using them and are characterized by a simplified grammar and often mixed vocabulary. Works discussing auxiliary, sometimes mixed, languages used among groups having no other language in common are entered under the heading [Lingua francas.] Works discussing languages resulting from the intermingling of phonological, grammatical and/or lexical elements from different languages in areas of intensive language contact are entered under the heading [Languages, Mixed.] Works discussing pidgin languages that have become established as the native languages of a speech community are entered under the heading [Creole dialects.]

Example

  • Notes under [Creole dialects; Languages, Mixed; Lingua francas]

Notation

  • PM7801-PM7895

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/lcsh/sh85102028

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