How do pidgins differ from creoles?

a. Pidgins and creoles are the same.
b. Pidgins are not full languages.
c. Pidgins combine sounds, grammatical forms, and vocabulary from different languages.
d. Pidgins arise during periods of close contact between individuals that speak different languages.


b

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