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← Language & CommunicationWhy does creolization exemplify language universals following rapid language change?
A)Vocabulary remains constant across dialects
B)Speakers reject substrate language grammar
C)Pidgins avoid complex sentence structures
D)Grammar defaults to universal core principles✓
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Creolization demonstrates language universals because when pidgins evolve into creoles, the grammar spontaneously emerges, reflecting innate universal grammar principles, therefore, children impose a structure rather than merely imitating adult pidgin speech; this shows deep linguistic constraints.
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