Question

What is creolisation?

• A. The ability to use multiple languages
• B. A transition from a pidgin to a creole
• C. It refers to one’s natural language as creole
• D. A learning disability situation

Answer 1

Answer:

B. A transition from a pidgin to a creole

Creolisation is the process by which a pidgin (a simplified language that develops as a means of communication between speakers of different native languages) becomes a creole — a fully developed, stable language that is acquired as a native language by a community.

• Pidgin: A simplified, non-native auxiliary language used for limited communication.

• Creole: A stable, natural language that evolves from a pidgin when it becomes the first language of a generation.