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Lingua francas Pidgins and creoles. Chapter 4 . Samira Fatmah. Definition . Lingua francas : Any language that is widely used as a means of communication among speakers of other languages . Definition from the book : language of communication between two people.
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Lingua francasPidgins and creoles Chapter 4 Samira Fatmah
Definition • Lingua francas: Any language that is widely used as a means of communication among speakers of other languages. • Definition from the book : language of communication between two people. • Example : Colombians use Spanish and Brazilians use Portuguese.
Information • Economic factor effect to lingua francas • The most interesting lingua francas in many respects are pidgin and Creole language
Extra information about lingua francas • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNiTcnwmpCg
Definition • Pidgins : when two groups with different language are communicatory in a situation where there is also a third dominant language. • Example : Two Chinese characters pei and tsin meaning paying money .
Creoles • Is a pidgin which has acquired native speaker • Example 10 (page 88) • Structural feature • Functions
Extra information about pidgins and creoles • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DScpiw6Ios