pidginization


pidg·in

P0292000 (pĭj′ən)n. A simplified form of speech that is usually a mixture of two or more languages, has a rudimentary grammar and vocabulary, is used for communication between groups speaking different languages, and is not spoken as a first or native language. Also called contact language.
[From Pidgin English.]
pidg′in·i·za′tion n.pidg′in·ize′ v.

pidginization

(ˌpɪdʒɪnaɪˈzeɪʃən) or

pidginisation

n (Linguistics) the process when a language becomes made up of elements of two or more other languages and used for contacts, esp trading contacts, between the speakers of other languages