The story of Papiamentu : a study in slavery and language / Gary C. Fouse.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fouse, Gary C.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Papiamentu language--History.

Papiamentu language.

History.

Physical Description:

ix, 261 pages : maps ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : University Press of America, [2002]

Summary:

The Story of Papiamentu is a non-linguistic history of the creole language, Papiamentu, which is spoken in Cura ao, Aruba and Bonaire. Papiamentu is a Spanish-based creole which most believe to have originated in the 17th century. The exact origin of Papiamentu is in dispute, and this text discusses whether it is the result of the Spanish of explorers mixing with the language of the local Indians, or if it originated with Portuguese slavers in Africa.

Contents:

Part 1 Language

Chapter 1 Pidgins and Creoles 9

Chapter 2 Papiamentu- A Look at the Language 19

Part 2 Slavery

Chapter 3 Slavery and Africa 27

Chapter 4 Spanish Discovery and Rule of the ABC Islands 37

Chapter 5 The Emergence of the Dutch 45

Chapter 6 Dutch Slavery on the ABC Islands 57

Chapter 7 Revolts and Emancipation 69

Part 3 Development

Chapter 8 The Formation of Papiamentu-How Did it Happen? 83

Chapter 9 The Sephardic Jews of Curacao 109

Chapter 10 The Role of the Church 125

Chapter 11 Papiamentu vs. Dutch-Society, Education and Law 137

Chapter 12 Oral tradition 163

Chapter 13 The Written Word 175

Chapter 14 The Issue of Standardization 193

Part 4 Present and Future

Chapter 15 Papiamentu in the Netherlands 203

Chapter 16 The Present-Day Situation-and the Future 217.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [227]-237) and index.

ISBN:

0761823220

0761823239

OCLC:

49760612