Motivation in pidgin and creole genesis
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Abstract Almost all creolists see creole formation as a case of (failed) second language acquisition. I argue that there are good reasons to distinguish between second language acquisition and pidginisation/creolisation, and that little is gained by equating the two. While learners have an extant language as their target, pidginisers typically aim to communicate (in any which way) rather than to acquire a specific language. In this sense, pidginisation represents, if not “conscious language change”, at least “conscious language creation”.
2014 ◽
Vol 7
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pp. 821-841
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2012 ◽
Vol 21
(1)
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pp. 64-77
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