Use of Gothic language in Spain

[llama_nom]

Perhaps 'creole' would be a more precise term for this hypothetical
language.  A 'pidgin', by definition, has no native speakers; it's a
simplified language used to ease communication between speakers of
mutually incomprehensible languages.  A 'creole' is what a 'pidgin'
becomes if and when children grow up speaking it as their first language.

LN


--- In gothic-l at yahoogroups.com, "ualarauans" <ualarauans at ...> wrote:
>
> Hi,
> 
> --- In gothic-l at yahoogroups.com, "faltin2001" <d.faltin@> wrote:
> >
> > [...]
> > Both were
> > Christian, both included many ethnic Germans, but also many non-
> > Germanic people; both were Christians, both moved around with their
> > wives and children both were similarly dressed and equipped and
> > importantly both spoke a Latin-Germanic military pidgin that was
> > mutually comprehensible.
> 
> Could you please cite some examples of the notorious "Latin-Germanic 
> military pidgin" you're referring to? Are any traces of this 
> mysterious pidgin really attested and accessible for expert study or 
> at least for serving as an argument in discussion?
> 
> Ualarauans
>


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