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Origins of a Creole (Language Contact and Bilinqualism)
Origins of a Creole - Language Contact and Bilinqualism Author:Bart Jacobs This study embarks on the intriguing quest for the origins of the Caribbean creole language Papiamentu, casting new and long-lasting light on the issue. Embedding exhaustive and rigorous linguistic comparisons in a detailed and novel historical framework, the study convincingly argues that Papiamentu is genetically related to the Portuguese-base... more »d creoles of the Cape Verde Islands, Guinea-Bissau, and Casamance (Senegal).« less