The Emergence Machine

Pidgin

abstract · linguistics · Level 11 · E9

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Each concept here is mapped to its prerequisites — the ideas you'd need first to understand it — all the way down to four foundations: Space, Time, Energy, Pattern. Click any prerequisite to drill down, or scroll for the chain graph.

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Emergence definition

pidgin emerges from language + pattern.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “pidgin” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Historical origin

Origin language
eng

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL11L10L9L8L7L3L2L1L0PidginMorphology LingMorphemeWord ConceptLanguageCellMeaningResultUnderstand… intermediate l…ConsequenceFormInformationLifeActionChangeExistenceMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

used byprerequisitesCreoleL12PidginL11ResultL3LanguageL7Morphology LingL10E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Result L3 (requires)
    A pidgin is a simplified language pattern that emerges as a result of language contact, used for communication between groups with no shared native language.
  • Language L7 (definitional)
    Language is part of the definition of pidgin.
  • Morphology Ling L10 (requires)
    Pidgin is a simplified language that develops from contact between language communities.

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