Creolize (Verb)
Meaning
Develop into a creole; "pidgins often creolize".
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- In areas where pidgin languages are the primary means of communication among multilingual groups, they often creolize into full-fledged languages over time.
- As the lingua franca became more established, it underwent a process where it creolized and took on characteristics distinct from its original source languages.
- The simplified system can eventually creolize into a language as complex and diverse as any native language.
- The historical development of this language has led researchers to conclude that pidgins often creolize into full-fledged vernaculars.
- Over several generations, trade pidgins have creolized in some situations, acquiring a native speaker.