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Redwolflake15

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Children of pidgin speakers
 
  a. transform the language of their parents into a true language, often in a single generation.
  b. acquire that language from their parents.
  c. build upon the language of their parents by adding slang, just as children of all languages do.
  d. acquire the dominant language the pidgin was first based upon

Question 2

Which of the following is not true of a pidgin?
 
  a. It includes words from different languages.
  b. It includes consistent word order.
  c. It is not grammatically correct.
  d. It is characteristic of tourists in countries whose language they do not speak



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Answer to Question 1

A

Answer to Question 2

B



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