A Pidgin is:
a. A language of contact and trade that includes a mixture of other languages.
b. A language that can be taught to parrots and other non-human animals.
c. A language made by blending of other, earlier languages.
d. The language of lower class or oppressed groups in a society.
e. The language dialect speakers use when conversing with speakers of the standard version of a language.
A
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