[tied] Re: Creole Romance? [was: Thracian , summing up]

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "Brian M. Scott" <BMScott@...>
wrote:

> At 9:28:52 AM on Tuesday, June 24, 2003, tgpedersen wrote:
>
> >> An inapt modern analogy isn't a historical observation, and
> >> there is nothing in the historical record that suggests a
> >> pidgin/creole phase. I certainly wouldn't rule out the
> >> possibility of transitory local pidgins, but it's clear that
> >> any such were superseded by Latin.
>
> > Why is that clear?
>
> If the question isn't rhetorical, I suggest consulting the
> vast literature on Romance linguistics. It might also be
> necessary to learn what is traditionally meant by 'pidgin'.
>

But after having consulted the vast literature on Romance
linguistics, don't you feel capable of explaining it, oh erudite one?
And thanx, I already know what is traditionally meant by pidgin.

Torsten