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PORTUGUESE-BASED PIDGIN [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-09-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Psycho-, Socio- and Ethnolinguistics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Portuguese-based pidgin
1, record 1, English, Portuguese%2Dbased%20pidgin
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Pidgin Portuguese 2, record 1, English, Pidgin%20Portuguese
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Its basic idea was that since the Portuguese were the first Europeans to have extensive contact with Africa and the Far East, a portuguese-based pidgin would have been spoken in several areas around the equator. When other Europeans eventually surpassed the Portuguese in power and influence, the pidgin would gradually have relexified, i.e. the Portuguese word stock would gradually have been replaced by words from another language, with the grammatical structure remaining intact. 1, record 1, English, - Portuguese%2Dbased%20pidgin
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Psycho-, socio- et ethnolinguistique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- pidgin portugais
1, record 1, French, pidgin%20portugais
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Un pidgin portugais a été parlé autrefois à Gammeron en Iran, selon H. Schuchardt [...] (1889) [...]. 1, record 1, French, - pidgin%20portugais
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le créole se distingue du pidgin par deux traits caractéristiques : Le créole est la langue maternelle d'une communauté linguistique dont les ancêtres ont été déplacés dans le contexte de l'esclavage. Deuxièmement, en devenant la langue maternelle de toute une communauté, le créole acquiert une grammaire dotée de principes beaucoup plus systématiques et réguliers que ceux du pidgin originel. 2, record 1, French, - pidgin%20portugais
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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