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Abstract: The present paper contains detailed information about the definitions of Pidgins, Creoles, and Lingua Francas. The similarities and the differences between these language varieties are provided with examples and studied thoroughly.Pidgins and Creoles are not important to people who use them but they give crucial information about their identities, for this reason, the paper includes data on this issue.   After the 1930s when linguists realized the importance of Pidgins and Creoles, the people who were using them also became aware of the importance and that they were not bad varieties of languages. The Language Bioprogram Hypothesis is an idea proposed by Bickerton (1984:173) who believes that all humans are born with an innate bioprogram for language. Bickerton supports his hypothesis by providing examples from different parts of the world to show that Pidgins and Creoles share characteristics all over the world even when they come from different linguistic backgrounds. Keywords: Pidgin, Creole, lingua franca, relexification, language variety

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