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Megan Schiferl and Mili Oromendia
Learn a Pidgin Language!
A pidgin language is a form of speech that adopts a simplified grammar and limited vocabulary of a lingua franca; used for communications among speakers of two different languages.
For example: Hawaiian
Learn Franglais!
Franglais is a term used by the French for English words that have entered the French language; combination of French and English.
For example "le hot dog", "le ski".
Learn Denglish!
Denglish is a combination of German and English. Denglish is spelled, "Denglish" and "Denglisch" depending on where you are.
For example, der dressman, downgeloadet
Learn Spanglish!
Spanglish is a combination of Spanish and English used by the Hispanic Americans.
For example, Parquear, lonche.
Learn Vulgar Latin!
Vulgar Latin is a form of Latin used in daily conversation by ancient Romans, as opposed to the standard dialect, which was used for official documents.
For example, dēmandāre, interrogāre
Learn About Different Dialects!
A dialect is a regional variety of a language distinguished by vocabulary, spelling, and pronunciation.
Some examples of different dialects of English include; American English and British English.
Learn a Creole Language!
A creole language is a language that results from the mixing of a colonizer's language and he indigenous language of the people being dominated.
An example of a creole language is Hawaiian Creole.
Learn a Lingua Franca!
A lingua franca is a language mutually understood and commonly used in trade by people who have different nationalities.
An example of a lingua franca is English. It is used in many countries that do not traditionally speak English, for trade and politics.
Learn the Literary Traditions of a Language!
Literary traditions are a system of written communications.
For example, right now, this text is a literary tradition of English.
Learn Ideograms!
Ideograms are the system of writing used in China and other East Asian countries in which each symbol represents an idea or a concept rather than a specific sound, as is the case with letters in English.
For example, one symbol in Chinese could symbolize "Fish", where as in English, 4 letters would be used to come up with the sound of the word.