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I would hardly classify "leet" as a 'pidgin'. A systematized slang at best, definately, but hardly a pidgin. Which two languages have supposedly merged together? --Gabbe 22:59 Dec 27, 2002 (UTC)

Agreed. (I'm not sure Nadsat counts as a constructed language either, while we're at it...) -- Tarquin 23:03 Dec 27, 2002 (UTC)

Babyish

Babyish is a pidgin of Cantonese and English.

Babyish seems to be a fictional pidgin, a personal rather than a community conlang. Is that correct? Marnanel 16:45, May 10, 2004 (UTC)

"The word pidgin was used in John Steinbeck's novel East of Eden."

So what? Was it first used there? If so, the article should say so, otherwise I don't see why it matters. DopefishJustin (・∀・) 02:30, 14 Jun 2004 (UTC)
No, it wasn't first used there. I included that sentence to give an example of a promiment literary work that actually uses this unusual word. Cluster 02:46, 14 Jun 2004 (UTC)
I had the same question about why there was a reference to East of Eden. I understand the intention, but it seems unnecessary to validate this word with a literary citation. --Macchiato 20:09, 1 Jul 2004 (UTC)

Mixed Languages

What are the differences between mixed languages, creoles and pidgins? They are three different families at Ethnologue.

The difference among creoles and pidgins should be clear from the article. Isn't it so? --Error 04:01, 11 Dec 2004 (UTC)
But there isn't any article on "mixed languages". -- 10:44, December 15, 2004, UTC
Is code switching enough? --Error 02:25, 16 Dec 2004 (UTC)

Spanglish

Hi,

Is the mixed language spoken in what is known "Mexamerica", in Southwest USA a new pidgin ?

Category usage

I've split a couple of the pidgin languages listed here into their own articles, and made sure they show up in a category. I think this makes more sense than listing just a couple here. --Screetchy cello 19:10, Mar 24, 2005 (UTC)


Sources for my addition/clarification is Trudgill, Sociolinguistics: an introduction to language and society. 2000 and lectures attended at Stockholm University (Sweden) where this book is the main source of info.

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