| LC control no. | sh 85033909 |
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| LC classification | PM7831 PM7875 |
| Topical heading | Creole dialects |
| Variant(s) | Creole languages Creolized languages |
| See also | Languages, Mixed Pidgin languages |
| Scope note | Here are entered works discussing pidgin languages that have become established as the native language of a speech community. Works discussing lingua francas which are native to none of those using them and are characterized by a simplified grammar and often mixed vocabulary are entered under the heading Pidgin languages. Works discussing auxiliary, sometimes mixed, languages used among groups having no other language in common are entered under the heading Lingua francas. Works discussing languages resulting from the intermingling of phonological, grammatical and/or lexical elements from different languages in areas of intensive language contact are entered under the heading Languages, Mixed. |
| Subject example tracing | Notes under Languages, Mixed; Lingua francas; Pidgin languages |
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