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Ethnolect vs Pidgin - What's the difference?

ethnolect | pidgin |

As nouns the difference between ethnolect and pidgin

is that ethnolect is a language variety specific to an ethnic group while pidgin is (linguistics) an amalgamation of two disparate languages, used by two populations having no common language as a lingua franca to communicate with each other, lacking formalized grammar and having a small, utilitarian vocabulary and no native speakers.

ethnolect

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A language variety specific to an ethnic group.
    • Ebonics is an ethnolect of African Americans.

    Derived terms

    * ethnolectal * multiethnolect

    Related terms

    * dialect * idiolect * sociolect * ecolect * cryptolect

    pidgin

    English

    (wikipedia pidgin)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (linguistics) an amalgamation of two disparate languages, used by two populations having no common language as a lingua franca to communicate with each other, lacking formalized grammar and having a small, utilitarian vocabulary and no native speakers.

    • Related terms

    * pidgin English * Pijin

    Derived terms

    *

    See also

    * creole

    References

    External links

    * Pidgin English - English Dictionary]: from [http://www.websters-online-dictionary.org/ Webster's Dictionary - the Rosetta Edition.