GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

GK

WORLD GEOGRAPHY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A language that has been simplified and modified through contact with other languages
A
Native Language
B
Pidgin Language
C
Lingua Franca
D
Bird Call
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Through contact with other languages, it can be simplified and modified to become a pidgin (e.g. English speakers met with speakers of African languages in the Caribbean – pidgin English). Over time a pidgin may become the mother tongue of a region, becoming a lingua franca, and is referred to as a creole language.

Detailed explanation-2: -A pidgin /ˈpɪdʒɪn/, or pidgin language, is a grammatically simplified means of communication that develops between two or more groups of people that do not have a language in common: typically, its vocabulary and grammar are limited and often drawn from several languages.

Detailed explanation-3: -Click on a Language to Learn about the Origins of Pidgin. Pidgin (with a capital P) is the common way of referring to what linguists call Hawai’i Creole, the creole language that emerged on sugar plantations in Hawai’i during the middle to late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Detailed explanation-4: -Also known as a pidgin language or an auxiliary language. English pidgins include Nigerian Pidgin English, Chinese Pidgin English, Hawaiian Pidgin English, Queensland Kanaka English, and Bislama (one of the official languages of the Pacific island nation of Vanuatu).

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