contact languages

Contact languages are new languages that develop when speakers of different native languages interact and need a way to communicate. These languages often arise in trade, colonization, or multicultural societies. They blend elements from the original languages, which can result in simplified grammar and vocabulary. Examples include pidgins, which are basic forms of communication, and creoles, which evolve when a pidgin becomes a native language for a community. Contact languages reflect the social, cultural, and historical connections between different language groups.