mixed language

Language which is created by intensive contact between two or more languages, which does not clearly derive primarily from one language

Entitytype of languageQ33694

Instance of: type of language
Subclass of: contact language

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A mixed language, also referred to as a hybrid language or fusion language, is a type of contact language that arises among a bilingual group combining aspects of two or more languages but not clearly deriving primarily from any single language. It differs from a creole or pidgin language in that, whereas creoles/pidgins arise where speakers of many languages acquire a common language, a mixed language typically arises in a population that is fluent in both of the source languages.

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Facet of: linguistics
Different from: mixed language
pidgin or creole
pidgin
creole
contact language

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12 identifiers linking mixed language across the web's reference databases

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