7. Pidgin derives from a Chinese pronunciation of the
English word business, and all attestations from the
first half of the nineteenth century given in the third
edition of the Oxford English Dictionary mean
'business; an action, occupation, or affair' (the
earliest being from 1807).
The term pidgin English ("business English"),
first attested in 1855, shows the term in transition to
referring to language, and by the 1860s the term
pidgin alone could refer to Pidgin English. The term
was coming to be used in the more general linguistic
sense represented by this article by the 1870s.
Prof.R.R.Borse
12. A Pidgin is the first-generation
version
of a language that forms
between native speakers of
different languages
— a makeshift communication
bridge, it’s a jugaad language
Prof.R.R.Borse
14. Generally speaking, pidgins form in the context of a
multicultural population.
Historically, this has often happened in areas where multiple
groups were trading with each other,
or when groups of slaves from various nations were
assimilated into a single population and developed a
language. Prof.R.R.Borse
37. Creole is a stable natural language that develops from the
simplifying and mixing of different languages at a fairly
sudden point in time: often, a pidgin transitioned into a full-
fledged language.
While the concept is similar to that of a mixed or
hybrid language, a creole is often additionally defined as
being highly simplified when compared to its parent
languages.
However, a creole is still complex enough that it has a
consistent system of grammar, possesses a large stable
vocabulary, and is acquired by children as their native
language.
Prof.R.R.Borse
38. The English term Creole comes from French créole,
which is cognate with the Spanish term criollo and
Portuguese crioulo, all descending from the verb criar ('to
breed' or 'to raise'), all coming from Latin creare ('to
produce, create').
The specific sense of the term was coined in the
16th and 17th century, during the great expansion in
European maritime power and trade that led to the
establishment of European colonies in other continents.
Prof.R.R.Borse
40. A Pidgin is the first-generation version of a language
that forms between native speakers of different
languages — a makeshift communication bridge. It’s a
jugaad language.
A Creole is a pidgin with native speakers, or one that’s
been passed down to a second generation of speakers
who will formalize it and fortify the bridge into a robust
structure with a fully developed grammar and syntax.Prof.R.R.Borse