The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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His father, Derek Bickerton, an influential linguist specializing in pidgins and creoles, had a Ph.D. from Cambridge University but called himself a “card-carrying autodidact.”
From New York Times ● Dec. 17, 2022
It’s not all bad; I’ve got a whole new suite of creoles and pidgins that I’m enjoying, plus they’ve given me contractions.
From Slate ● Aug. 27, 2018
The traditional idea that creoles come from pidgins may be fascinating, but it risks seeming condescending—by positing that creoles have simpler grammars as a result.
From Economist ● Feb. 1, 2018
There were also, among others, 1,440 speakers of Somali and 370 of "Creoles and pidgins."
From Seattle Times ● May 15, 2012
When you and your friends come flyin' in at first-floor windows like pidgins, Mr. Ventimore, you must expect some notice to be took.
From The Brass Bottle A Farcical Fantastic Play in Four Acts by F. Anstey
