pidginization
Contact language formation
Pidginization is the process by which a simplified language develops when speakers of different languages need to communicate, typically for trade or basic interaction.
The resulting pidgin has reduced grammar and vocabulary drawn from multiple source languages.
The term extends to any simplification of language or communication: The pidginization of technical jargon for general audiences.
Making something less complex
- contactCommunication or physical touch
- lingua francaShared tongue between peoples
- trade languageSimplified speech between groups
- hybridizationMixing distinct genetic lines
substrate · interlanguage · creole · jargon · koine · vernacular · relexification
Alternating between linguistic varieties
- bilingualismProficiency in two languages
- multilingualismMultiple language proficiency
- diglossiaCoexisting language varieties, distinct roles
- prestigeReputation commanding admiration
stigmatization · identity · social stratification · standardization · revitalization · minority language · dominant language · accommodation
Large-scale farming operation
- slaveryOwnership of people
- trade routesPaths for exchanging goods
- colonialismDomination through foreign settlement
- maritimeOf the sea
port cities · labor migration · Atlantic · Pacific · Caribbean · West African · Melanesian · exploitation
Singapore's hybrid vernacular
- SpanglishHybrid of two languages
- GullahSea Islands creole language
- Haitian CreoleCaribbean nation's primary language
simplification
Making something less complex
- contactCommunication or physical touch
- lingua francaShared tongue between peoples
- trade languageSimplified speech between groups
hybridization · substrate · interlanguage · creole · jargon · koine · vernacular · relexification
code-switching
Alternating between linguistic varieties
- bilingualismProficiency in two languages
- multilingualismMultiple language proficiency
- diglossiaCoexisting language varieties, distinct roles
prestige · stigmatization · identity · social stratification · standardization · revitalization · minority language · dominant language · accommodation · sociolect
plantation
Large-scale farming operation
- slaveryOwnership of people
- trade routesPaths for exchanging goods
- colonialismDomination through foreign settlement
maritime · port cities · labor migration · Atlantic · Pacific · Caribbean · West African · Melanesian · exploitation · forced migration
Singlish
Singapore's hybrid vernacular
- SpanglishHybrid of two languages
- GullahSea Islands creole language
- Haitian CreoleCaribbean nation's primary language