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Meaning of pidginogenic | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR C1

Definitions

Relating to, or fostering, the formation of a pidgin.

Examples

“As shown by Gillian Sankoff, when the SLA context is also a genuine pidginogenic social context (i.e. tertiary hybridization) and when pidgin exists for a long time before creolization takes place, then the innovations will be consistent and regular in the pidgin and will be phonologically refined in the creole.”

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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See also

PIE pie in the sky pie-baking pie-eyed pie-faced pie-in-the-sky

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