Definitions and Explanations

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particular dialect which has gained its special position as a result of social, economic and political influences. A

standard dialect initially has no particular linguistic merits, whether in vocabulary, grammar or pronunciation.

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a language which has not been

standardised and which does not have official status.

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Language used as a common means of communication among people whose native languages are mutually

unintelligible.

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A language variety that is not very linguistically complex or elaborated and is used in fairly restricted social domains

and for limited social or interpersonal functions.

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A language variety arising out of a situation of language contact (usually involving more than two languages). A creole can be

distinguished from a pidgin.

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