Study the phonological, syntax, and lexical charachtaristics of Afro-Caribbean Spanish.

... Dara Brown Spanish Dr. Mondada April 30, 2004 Afro-Carribean Spanish I chose to study the phonological, syntax, and lexical charachtaristics of Afro-Caribbean Spanish. As a result of European colonization and slave trade between the late 15th and early 18th century Spanish and West African languages were combined to create Caribbean Spanish pidgin or Creole. Spain acquired the majority of its slaves from Portuguese traders and since Africans came from different places and spoke different languages they could not communicate. As a result the Spanish pidgin language was created. "Pidgin refers to a contact language used by two groups, one being socially dominant but neither speaking it as a first language.1 Pidgin is a simplified form of a language used as a rudimentary means of communication among speakers with different languages. "Pidginization is the process through which native speakers of two separate languages develop a contact language so they may function in the same

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