Variation in a secret creole language of Panama
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7901118 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Michael Aceto (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1995 |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 537-560 |
| Publication date | 1995-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Language in Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0047-4045 • E-ISSN: 1469-8013 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0047404500019011 |
| OpenAlex | W2025916697 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 11 |
| References cited | 12 |
This article describes a secret language called “Gypsy” spoken in an English-derived creole speech community on the Caribbean island of Bastimentos in Panama. Data from this cryptolect are used as a means to examine language variation on the island. This article highlights the fact that a range of English-derived creole varieties exists in Bastimentos, lacking the effects of a lexically related metropolitan variety in the same geographical area. (Creole, cryptolect, Panama, secret language, speech play, variation
Archaeology · Creole language · English-based creole languages · Ethnology · Foreign language · Geography · Linguistics · Metropolitan area · Modern language · Panama · Range (aeronautics · Variation (astronomy · Variety (cybernetics · West indies · Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science · Cuban History and Society · History · Philippine History and Culture · Philosophy · Romani and Gypsy Studies
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| Unique citing works | 11 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.46 |
| Citation span | 2002 - 2026 (25) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 10 |