pidginogenic en · ADJ
Etymology
From pidgin + -o- + -genic.
Meanings
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(rare) Relating to, or fostering, the formation of a pidgin.
As shown by Gillian Sankoff, when the SLA context is also a genuine pidginogenic social context (i.e. tertiary hybridization) and when pidgin exists for a long time before creolization takes place, then the innovations will be consistent and regular in the pidgin and will be phonologically refined in the creole.
1979, Kenneth C. Hill, The genesis of language, page 61:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more pidginogenic | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most pidginogenic | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |