Niczyje czy wspólne? O naturalnych i sztucznych językach mieszanych
Nobody’s or common? About natural and artificial mixed languages

Summary/Abstract: The aim of this paper is to sort and characterize natural and artificial mixed languages. These are also classified in an educational perspective. The article stressed the fact that natural mixed languages (e.g. pidgin) were not acquired in natural conditions (at home), whereas artificial languages (e.g. volapik) must be learnt at school. Is also discussed interlanguage as a phenomenon present in the process of learning foreign languages, as well as an effect of natural contact of languages. The article reflected on the matter of searching for a universal language, which could be a global means of communication. Furthermore, the essence of lingua franca is explained and the role of English (and its variants Basic English and Plain English) in the contemporary world is emphasized.

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