Pidgin and Creole Quiz

What is a pidgin?

• A fully developed language

• A language with extensive vocabulary

• A form of language that has evolved using simplified grammar and structures from an external language combined with features of local languages

• A language spoken as a native language in many countries

Which language variety has the simplest grammar?

• Creoles

• Languages spoken as native languages

• Pidgins

• Languages with extensive vocabulary

What are three examples of pidgins?

• Spanish, French, Mandarin

• Madras Bashai, Algonquian-Basque Pidgin, Settla Swahili

• English, Portuguese, German

• Haitian Creole, Jamaican Patois, Reunionese

Which language variety is not spoken as a native language in any country?

• Creoles

• Pidgins

• Languages with extensive vocabulary

• Languages with simple grammar

What is 'creolisation'?

• The process of creating a pidgin language

• The process by which elements from different countries, cultures, or communities come together to create something new

• The process of simplifying grammar in a language

• The process of expanding vocabulary in a language

List three characteristics of a pidgin.

• Basic grammar, limited vocabulary, native language status

• Complex grammar, extensive vocabulary, native language status

• Limited vocabulary, simplified grammar, non-native language status

• Fully developed grammar, extensive vocabulary, native language status

What is a creole?

• A fully developed language

• A language spoken as a native language in many countries

• A language with extensive vocabulary

• A language that has evolved from contact between a European language and a local language

List three characteristics of a creole.

• Complex grammar, extensive vocabulary, native language status

• Fully developed grammar, extensive vocabulary, native language status

• Basic grammar, limited vocabulary, native language status

• Limited vocabulary, simplified grammar, non-native language status

Which language variety has the more extensive vocabulary?

• Pidgins

• Creoles

• Languages with simple grammar

• Languages spoken as native languages

List three social factors that influence language use.

• Age, ethnicity, education

• Education, occupation, region

• Race, ethnicity, occupation

• Age, interests, region