Question

2 what is a pidgin language? a a language that develops into a new combined language with native speakers. b variations in accent, grammar, usage and spelling and develop out of geographic distance or isolation c simplified, limited non - native language used by two people that speak two different languages d a common language used by speakers of two different languages for communication.

Explanation:

• Option A describes a creole (a pidgin that develops native speakers), not a pidgin.
• Option B describes dialects, not pidgins.
• Option C correctly defines a pidgin as a simplified, limited non - native language used between speakers of two different languages.
• Option D is too vague; a lingua franca is a common language for communication between different language speakers, but a pidgin has the specific characteristic of being simplified and non - native.

Answer:

C. Simplified, limited non - native language used by two people that speak two different languages