ABSTRACT
Every language has a history, and, as in the rest of human culture, changes are constantly taking place in the course of the learned transmission of a language from one generation to another. Human culture and animal behavior contain differences. Language changes in all their aspects, in their pronunciation, word forms, syntax, and word meaning (semantic change). These changes are mostly very gradual in their operation becoming noticeable only cumulatively over the course of several generations. Pidgins and creoles (p & c) are not different- They are also undergoing different types of changes. This paper tries to investigate the concepts of p & c by analyzing different linguistic views and tracing back the origin of these contact languages with the help of different theories. This study throws some light on the evolution of p & c and aims at attaching proper value to them.
Keywords: Pidgin, Creole, Language, Difference, History, Concept, Evolution, Origin, and Change.
Citation: Khan IJ., and Akter MS. (2021). Pidgin and creole: concept, origin and evolution, Br. J. Arts Humanit., 3(6), 164-170. https://doi.org/10.34104/bjah.02101640170