What is a creolized language?

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Answer: A creole or creolized language is defined as a language that results from the mixing of the language of the colonizer with the indigenous language of the people being dominated. The word creole derives from a word in several Romance languages for a slave who is born in the master's house. A creolized language forms when the colonized group adopts the language of the dominant group but makes some changes, such as simplifying the grammar and adding words from their former language. Creolized language examples include French Creole in Haiti, Papiamento (creolized Spanish) in Netherlands Antilles (West Indies), and Portuguese Creole in the Cape Verde Islands off the African coast.

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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A rock or mineral from which a valuable or useful metal or metal can be extracted is referred to as a(an)

A. economic mineral. B. sub-metallic. C. metal. D. ore.

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What is the name of the theory which suggests that the environment has direct rights and qualifies for moral personhood?

A. environmental justice B. comprehensive environmental response C. resource exploitation D. ecocentrism

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