Re: Are pidgins natlangs? (was Re: Telona Grammar, part 2)

John Cowan wrote:
>Andreas Johansson wrote:
>
>>I thought "natlang" was to be expanded as "native language", in which case
>>pidgins by definition aren't any, wereas creoles by definition are. What
>>do
>>you mean by "natlang"? "Naturally occuring language"?
>
>That is the usual understanding, yes.
>
Which is? "Naturally occuring language", I take it?

                                                 Andreas

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