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Lexifier Language
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Lexifier Language
is the language that provides the majority of the vocabulary for a pidgin or creole, typically arising from a
Historically dominant language
spoken by colonizers or traders. Understanding the
Dynamics between a lexifier and its resulting creole
or pidgin can illuminate how languages evolve under
Social and historical pressures
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Concepts
Pidgin Languages
Creole Languages
Language Contact
Language Evolution
Colonial Linguistics
Language Dominance
Linguistic Borrowing
Lexical Diffusion
Language Shift
Creole Language
Pidgin Language
Pidgins And Creoles
Relevant Degrees
English Language 67%
Ural-Altaic and Other Eurasian Languages 33%
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