creole

Definition

A language formed from two or more languages which has developed from a pidgin to become a first language.

Etymology

See Creole. Attested in English to refer to language from the 18th century.

Example Sentences

• "There are three orders of people: those who were alive when the French possessed the island: they understand the good French; those who were born in the heat of the Revolution, and who have arrived at maturity without instruction, these speak only Creole[…]"
• "From the point of view of syntactic analysis, I have shown how transformational theory may be applied to the syntax of a Creole language."
• "To communicate, they evolve a creole called Belter, which becomes the lingua franca for what is essentially the solar system’s new proletariat. […] There is a simple, regular grammar that is typical of creoles."