The diffusion of Atlantic English-lexifier creoles: Evidence from Belizean Creole
The diffusion of Atlantic English-lexifier creoles: Evidence from Belizean Creole
Author(s): Andrei A. AvramSubject(s): Phonetics / Phonology
Published by: Editura Universităţii din Bucureşti
Keywords: English-lexifier creoles; Belizean Creole; diagnostic features; origin; classification;
Summary/Abstract: The paper analyzes the attestations in Belizean Creole of the diagnostic features of English-lexifier contact languages proposed by Baker and Huber (2001). It compares the distribution of these features in Belizean Creole and the seven Atlantic English-lexifier pidgins and creoles considered by Baker and Huber (2001). The features identified serve for quantitative measures of the affinity between Belizean Creole and two varieties, Jamaican and Miskito Coast Creole, which contributed to its emergence. A number of selected diagnostic features found in Belizean Creole are also discussed.
Journal: Bucharest Working Papers in Linguistics
- Issue Year: 22/2018
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 97-116
- Page Count: 20
- Language: English, Creoles and pidgins, English-based (Other)