Contact Linguistics is the study of how languages influence each other when speakers of different languages interact. This can happen in various contexts, such as trade, migration, or colonization. The resulting language changes can include borrowing words, altering grammar, or creating new dialects. One key area of Contact Linguistics is the examination of pidgins and creoles. Pidgins are simplified languages that develop for communication between speakers of different native languages, while creoles evolve from pidgins and become fully developed languages. Researchers analyze these phenomena to understand language evolution and cultural exchange.