Half of their children spoke the language of Ashdod or the language of one of the other peoples, and did not know how to speak the language of Judah. S-2 Limited working proficiency Able to satisfy routine social demands and limited work requirements. The study of such societies involves determining when a particular variety of the language is used. May lead to language shift and loss. Border areas Pidgins and creoles Pidgin and creole languages have often arisen when a colonial language has interacted with smaller local languages.
Creoles develop from pidgins when a new generation learns the pidgin from their society.
For further study about language contact Blair, Frank. Aspects of language and culture. Inc. Fasold, Ralph W. 1984. The sociolinguistics of society. Fishman, Joshua A. 1972b.