Creole Language in Kingston

The Emergence of Basilectal Varieties—1692–1865

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ID8901848
AuthorsMichelle Stewart (0000-0002-8602-5991, corresponding author)
Year2005
Volume51
Issue3-4
Pages109-130
Publication date2005-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueCaribbean Quarterly (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0008-6495 • E-ISSN: 2470-6302
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/00086495.2005.11672280
OpenAlexW70056344
LanguageEN
References cited16

This paper is about contact. Kingston, the capital of Jamaica, is presented as a contact setting in an urban environment, and use is made of the components of the setting to analyse the influences on the formation of basilectal varieties there. In this paper, focus is, on the role which external ecologies played in the early development of the lectal varieties closest to the basilect in Kingston.The study tracks the peopling of Kingston from its formation to the Morant Bay Rebellion. It is divided sectionally by period and focuses on the role which external ecologies such as those mentioned above, played in the early development of the lectal varieties closest to the basilect in Kingston. Within each period, the linguistic implications of relevant aspects of the contact situation are discussed. The population growth and distribution in the 18th century, and an analysis in some detail is made of the social composition of the in-migrants who were in large part responsible for the growth experienced throughout the century. The period leading up to, and immediately following full Emancipation (1800–1865), ends the inquiry. This provides a logical end-point for the investigation since, as will become evident in the reading

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