Topic 3.5: Historical Causes of Diffusion

Colonialism, Trade, and New Cultural Forms (SPS-3.A)

🗣️ Lingua Franca

A language mutually understood and commonly used in trade by people who have different native languages.

Native A Native B Lingua Franca
Real World Example: Swahili in East Africa (Bantu + Arabic) or English in global business.

🍲 Creolization

Process where two or more separate languages blend together to create a new, distinct language.

Fr
Colonizer
+
Af
Indigenous
=
?
Creole

Imperial Influence