... make-shift language to facilitate interaction and communication after a few months of being together. When this makeshift language is adopted by the community as a first language, with the appearing of a second and third generation--slave-children, it becomes creole. It is essentially an elaborate form of pidgin. A distinction between pidgin and creole should be further developed. Pidgins are reduced languages, characterized by having a limited vocabulary and a simple grammar which serve to satisfy basic communication needs. It has no native speakers and is restricted in areas of usage. Pidgin language develops into creole language through a process called creolization. In this process, there is an expansion of vocabulary and grammar and an extension in usage, especially for the purposes of communication and expression. Creolization also allows users to better express themselves and on a whole different level. Users progress beyond using pidgin language to serve functional purposes ...

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