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Lingua francas

LC control no.sh 85077209
LC classificationPM7801 PM7895
Topical headingLingua francas
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Variant(s)Contact vernaculars
Linguae francae
Trade languages
Vehicular languages
See alsoLanguages in contact
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Scope noteHere are entered works discussing auxiliary, sometimes mixed, languages used among groups having no other language in common. 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. 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 pidgin languages that have become established as the native language of a speech community are entered under the heading Creole dialects.
Subject example tracingNotes under Creole dialects; Languages, Mixed; Pidgin languages
Found inWeb 3 (lingua franca; plural lingua francas or linguae francae)