Which sentence best characterizes the creole languages that developed among slaves in some parts of the South in the seventeenth century?
A) Creole languages were a mixture of English and different African languages.
B) Creole languages were a mixture of different African languages with no English.
C) Creole languages were a mixture of French, English, and Dutch languages.
D) Creole languages were written versions of African languages.
E) Creole languages were informal, colloquial versions of English.
Answer: A
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