TRADE PIDGINS IN SUBURBAN AREAS OF THE RUSSIAN EMPIRE: AN ATTEMPT OF COMPARISON IN HISTORICAL CONTEXT
During the XVIII-XIX centuries, in the suburban regions of the Russian Empire, against the background of the colonization processes of the annexed territories and intense cross-border trade interaction, several pidgin languages arose. In the article, the author analyzes their general and specific features, identifies the regularities of their parallel development in similar historical and cultural circumstances, and considers the integration of these languages into the adaptive practices that existed in the key areas of foreign trade. The conclusion about a possible interpretation of this phenomenon as a characteristic element of imperial evolution is drawn.