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Universidad de Alcalá
2014
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- An outline of the social history of the creole language of Antigua (West Indies) Teresa Galarza Ballester Lengua y Literatura pre socio Creole colony guages This article examines the socio-historical circumstances that led to the emergence and development of Antiguan Creole (AC) from the ear- liest days of British colonization up to the Independence of Antigua and Barbuda. It is hoped to reveal that two significant background conditions determined the manner AC originated and developed. Firstly, the relative proportions of Africans and Europeans. In this regard, the research suggests that AC emerged in the late seventeenth century due to contact among Europeans, speakers of English, and Africans, speakers of Akan and Gbe languages. Secondly, it identifies the principles of social interaction governing the relationships and sta- tuses of the distinct linguistic and ethnic groups in the Antiguan society. These factors are studied taking into consideration the following dividing lines: the pre-plantation society (c.1646-1705), the plantation society (c.1705-1834), Emancipation in 1834 and the Statehood in Association with Britain in 1964 followed by Independence in 1981. With respect to this matter, it is my purpose to show that the sociological changes that took place during these periods had significant repercussions in the development of AC. 2014 artículo científico 1889-5425 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=519551816004 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=5195 Lengua y migración / Language and Migration application/pdf Universidad de Alcalá Lengua y migración / Language and Migration (España) Num.1 Vol.6