The Lesser Antillean Origins of Guianese

IF 0.5 0 LANGUAGE & LINGUISTICS

Journal of Language Contact Pub Date : 2022-11-04 DOI:10.1163/19552629-15010004

Mikael Parkvall, B. Jacobs

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Abstract

This paper investigates the origins of Guianese French Creole. Whereas the existing literature assumes Guianese was formed in situ, we argue the creole is in fact genetically related to Lesser Antillean French Creole. We support our hypothesis by means of a range of comparative linguistic data. Furthermore, a historical framework is provided that accounts for linguistic transfer from the Lesser Antilles to French Guiana in the second half of the 17th century.

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圭亚那的小安的列斯起源

本文考察了圭亚那-法国克里奥尔语的起源。尽管现有文献假设圭亚那语是在原地形成的，但我们认为克里奥尔语实际上与小安的列斯群岛的法国克里奥尔语有遗传关系。我们通过一系列比较语言学数据来支持我们的假设。此外，还提供了一个历史框架，说明了17世纪下半叶从小安的列斯群岛到法属圭亚那的语言转移。

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Journal of Language Contact LANGUAGE & LINGUISTICS-

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1.50

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审稿时长

20 weeks

期刊介绍： The Journal of Language Contact (JLC) is a peer-reviewed open access journal. It focuses on the study of language contact, language use and language change in accordance with a view of language contact whereby both empirical data (the precise description of languages and how they are used) and the resulting theoretical elaborations (hence the statement and analysis of new problems) become the primary engines for advancing our understanding of the nature of language. This involves linguistic, anthropological, historical, and cognitive factors. Such an approach makes a major new contribution to understanding language change at a time when there is a notable increase of interest and activity in this field. The Journal of Language Contact accepts articles in English and French.