Modern Spanish once-removed in Philippine Creole Spanish

The case of Zamboangueño

Bibliographic Data

ID2875969
AuthorsJohn M Lipski (0000-0003-1110-2697, University of Houston, corresponding author)
Year1987
Volume16
Issue1
Pages91-108
Publication date1987-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueLanguage in Society (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0047-4045 • E-ISSN: 1469-8013
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s0047404500012136
OpenAlexW2120996451
LanguageEN
Citations received9
References cited16

Philippine Creole Spanish, formed in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, underwent partial decreolization toward the end of the Spanish presence in the Philippines, particularly in the city of Zamboanga. Following the American occupation of the Philippines, virtually all Spanish linguistic influence has disappeared, but contemporary Zamboangueño continues to exhibit continuing incorporation of elements of standard Spanish, in the nearly total absence of a pool of Spanish speakers. The present study explores the status of the Zamboangueño dialect, discusses the various stages of decreolization in the direction of Spanish, and suggests possible avenues for the continued introduction of elements from an acrolect which, for all intents and purposes, is no longer generally available to residents of Zamboanga. (Creole studies, contact vernaculars

Ancient history · Creole language · Ethnology · Linguistics · History · Philippine History and Culture · Philosophy · Translation Studies and Practices

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