Prototypical Pidgin Sign Video
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Definition
Pidgin that emerges rather abruptly in contact situations in which the contact is limited to particular social settings (such as trade). A prototypical pidgin has a reduced linguistic structure, but may evolve into an expanded pidgin.
Source: Language Files, eleventh edition, edited by Vedrana Mihalicek and Christin Wilson
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