Talk:Pidgin (language)

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 Definition:  A language with no native speakers and relatively few uses, created spontaneously by two or more groups with no common language, using vocabulary and grammar from multiple sources; often a pidgin's grammar is rudimentary, and it has a restricted set of words, but in time they can develop into more complex 'expanded' pidgins with many more functions. [d] [e]
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This Pidgin article is developing nicely. Some further references would bring the level closer to what is needed for full approval. Leaning so heavily on just a few sources limits the article's authority. McWhorter's The Power of Babel, while generally a relatively accessible discussion of the nature of language, doesn't have the authority of his journal articles and other academic publications. It is probably best recommended in a list of suggested further sources for lay readers. A few more academic publications (e.g., those of John Holm or Gillian Sankoff) probably merit some reference here.

Richard J. Senghas 01:46, 14 September 2007 (CDT)

Disambig?

We now have Pidgin chat client. Do we need a disambiguation page? Should this article mention the other? Sandy Harris 16:52, 3 March 2010 (UTC)

Yes, it seems that the two terms are quite competitive, judging by a Google search. Pidgin should redirect to a disambiguation page, I suppose. That would mean the articles wouldn't have to refer to each other as anyone searching for 'pidgin' would get the disambig page. John Stephenson 04:04, 4 March 2010 (UTC)
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