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trade English
trade English n.
Brit. 
/ˈtreɪd ˌɪŋ(ɡ)lɪʃ/
, /ˈtreɪd ˌɪŋ(ɡ)lɪʃ/U.S. /ˈtreɪd ˌɪŋ(ɡ)lɪʃ/
, /ˈtreɪd ˌɪŋ(ɡ)lɪʃ/West African English /ˌtred ˈiŋɡliʃ/
now chiefly historical pidgin English, spec. the English-based pidgin used in West Africa; cf. business English n. (a) at business n. Compounds 5./ˌtred ˈiŋɡliʃ/ΘΚΠ
the mind > language > languages of the world > pidgins and creoles > [noun] > English-based > Pacific
pidgin English1853
business English1855
Ningre Tongo1858
trade English1896
Pitcairnese1937
Tok Pisin1943
Sranan Tongo1953
Neo-Melanesian1955
1896 Nineteenth Cent. Nov. 789 Pigeon or Trade English..is in actual use, not only in China, but among savages on almost all trade routes in America and Africa.
1897 M. Kingsley Trav. W. Afr. 434 I have a collection of trade English letters and documents, for it is a language that I regard as exceedingly charming.
1949 M. Steen Twilight on Floods i. ii. 38 Eddy had ‘gut book’—a term which, translated from trade English, meant that his education was superior to that of his shipmates for'ard.
2004 U. Ansaldo in L. Lim Singapore Eng. vi. 131 Some form of trade English, Malaysian English, Eurasian English or the like.
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