The Story of Human Language Season 1 Episode 27 Language Starts Over: Pidgins

  • March 20, 2025
  • 29 min

This lecture is the first of five on how human ingenuity spins new languages out of old through the creation of pidgins and creoles. A pidgin is a stripped-down version of a language suitable for passing, utilitarian use.

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  • First Aired
    March 20, 2025
  • Runtime
    29 min
  • Language
    English
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