Antiquity(noun) the quality of being ancient; ancientness; great age; as, a statue of remarkable antiquity; a family of great antiquity. Antiquity(noun) old age. Antiquity(noun) ancient times; former ages; times long since past; as, Cicero was an eloquent orator of antiquity.
Syllabic consonant. A syllabic consonant or vocalic consonant is a consonant that forms a syllable on its own, like the m, n and l in the English words rhythm, button and bottle, or is the nucleus of a syllable, like the r sound in the American pronunciation of work.
10/13/2011 3 Some Encyclopedic Definitions ï® A simplified form of speech that is usually a mixture of two or more languages, has a rudimentary grammar and vocabulary, is used for communication between groups speaking different languages, is not spoken as a first or native language, but used as contact language.uperstratum & Substratum Languages ï® While a pidgin is used by speakers of different languages, it is typically based on the lexicon of what is called a âdominantâ language in the area where it is spoken. ï® Dominant languages were typically those of the European colonialists, e.g., French, English, Dutch, etc.