What’s the difference between a pigeon and a creole? What about mixed languages? The term “patois” generally refers to language varieties that are nonstandard, so historically it was often used to describe pidgins or creoles, which people thought were mere “corruptions” of other languages. Want to learn more about contact languages? Here’s my book rec! The Creole Debate, by John McWhorter https://amzn.to/45mR24P #linguistics #language #creole #pidgin | Linguistic Discovery