The Making of Languages and New Literacies: San Andrés-Providence Creole with a View on Jamaican and Haitian

• Angela Bartens ^[1]
  1. [1] University of Turku

     University of Turku

     Turku, Finlandia

     
• Localización: Lingüística y Literatura, ISSN-e 0120-5587, Vol. 42, Nº. 79, 2021 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Vol. 42, 79 (2021):ENERO-JUNIO, 2021), págs. 237-256
• Idioma: inglés
• DOI: 10.17533/udea.lyl.n79a13
• Títulos paralelos:
  • La creación de lenguas y lectoescrituras nuevas: el criollo de San Andrés y Providencia con una mirada hacia el jamaiquino y el haitiano
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  • español

    Se examina la idea de «creación de lenguas» y lectoescrituras en lenguas criollas con un enfoque en el criollo de San Andrés y Providencia. El criollo jamaiquino y haitiano se toman como puntos de comparación por su mayor prestigio. La principal fuente de datos la constituyen publicaciones de grupos de Facebook, recogidas entre febrero de 2016 y julio de 2020, así como imágenes de paisajes lingüísticos sanandresanos de 2015. El hallazgo principal es que, debido a un cambio positivo en las actitudes lingüísticas, tanto a nivel local como global, el criollo sanandresano-providenciano está entrando en el dominio de la escritura.

  • English

    The aim of this paper is to examine the idea of «language making» and new literacies in creole languages with a focus on San Andrés-Providence Creole English. Jamaican and Haitian Creole are taken as points of comparison for their more advanced state of consolidation. Posts from Facebook groups gathered between February 2016 and July 2020 as the main source of data were complemented by 2015 data on San Andrés linguistic landscapes. The main finding is that, due to a favorable change in language attitudes both locally and globally, San Andrés-Providence Creole is entering into the domain of writing.

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